Quotes about Devotion
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well.
— Thomas a Kempis
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it rather for the common good than for his own will.
— Thomas a Kempis
I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
— Timothy Keller
The simple fact is that only if I love Jesus more than my wife will I be able to serve her needs ahead of my own.
— Timothy Keller
I'm married, you know. I love my husband and I have a child.
— Tina Fey
Do you think that people will obey the truth because it is true, unless they love it? No, they will not. Truth is obeyed when it is loved.
— Brigham Young
That there needed neither art nor science for going to GOD, but only a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, or for His sake, and to love Him only.
— Brother Lawrence
Because God created the Natural - invented it out of His love and artistry - it demands our reverence.
— CS Lewis
"O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin'," replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better of his veracity.
— Charles Dickens
I cannot help it; reason has nothing to do with it; I love her against reason-but who would as soon love me for my own sake, as she would love the beggar at the corner.
— Charles Dickens
Love never asks what benefit it will derive from love. Love from its very nature is a disinterested thing. It loves for the creature's sake it loves, and for nothing else.
— Charles Spurgeon