English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Johann Arndt Quotes

It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.

Johann Arndt

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Bob Hope quote: "Until you've seen them, you have no conception of their courage."
Until you've seen them, you have no conception of their courage. Bob Hope
Ellen Glasgow quote: "I haven't much opinion of words. They're apt to set fire to a..."
I haven't much opinion of words. They're apt to set fire to a dry tongue, that's what I say. Ellen Glasgow
Louise Bogan quote: "The Initial Mystery that attends any journey is: how did the..."
The Initial Mystery that attends any journey is: how did the traveler reach his starting point in the first place? Louise Bogan
Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it's the home of the extraordinary, the only home. Philip Levine
Charles de Lint quote: "Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who..."
Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing. Charles de Lint
Charlotte Bronte quote: "You examine me Miss Eyre, ” said he: “Do you think me handsome?"
You examine me Miss Eyre, ” said he: “Do you think me handsome? Charlotte Bronte
Peter Straub quote: "I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear."
I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear. Peter Straub
You know when you're young you think you will always be. As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future. Andy Griffith
Do not fear so, here is one who would be a blade at your back. A shield across your breast. Here is kin, here is strength to lean upon, to share as you share in need. Andre Norton
I've never worried about what audiences would accept or had a game plan regarding the career. I never had an idea of how I should look to my fans or anybody else. Antonio Banderas
J. Robert Oppenheimer quote: "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds...."
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. J. Robert Oppenheimer
This highest kind of truth is never something the artist takes as given. It's not his point of departure but his goal. Though the artist has beliefs, like other people, he realizes that a salient characteristic of art is its radical openness to persuasion. Even those beliefs he's surest of, the artist puts under pressure to see if they will stand. John Gardner
Sachin Tendulkar quote: "From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long..."
From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot. Sachin Tendulkar
Jessi Colter quote: "I'm very happy. I was little scared because it's such a big bite."
I'm very happy. I was little scared because it's such a big bite. Jessi Colter
Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about. Tim Pawlenty