Quotes About Zeal

Thunder is all talk; lightning is all action.

So while we praise and esteem the zeal of the Nonconformists in walking staunchly by the best light they have, and desire to take no whit from it, we seek to add to this what we call sweetness and light, and develope their full humanity more perfectly; and to seek this is certainly not to be the enemy of the Nonconformists.

Christians must not forbear speaking the truth, for fear of offending others. The false teachers who drew the Galatians from the truth of the gospel were designing men. They pretended affection, but they were not sincere and upright. An excellent rule is given. It is good to be zealous always in a good thing; not for a time only, or now and then, but always. Happy would it be for the church of Christ, if this zeal was better maintained.

Catherine of Sienna wrote, "If you are what you should be you will set the whole world on fire.

People don't do anything until they are inspired, but once they are inspired there is almost nothing they won't do.

The pursuit of dreams creates passion, energy, enthusiasm, and vitality.

I began my ministry with some zeal, endeavouring to improve the lives of my flock by launching a little campaign to have the alehouse open only three days in the week instead of seven, and offering--as a nobler recompense--two extra church services. Sadly this little initiative was answered, in certain quarters, with something like hostility.

Para que un hombre sea completamente cristiano, debe haber luz en sus pensamientos y fervor en su corazón; conocimiento en la comprensión y celo en los afectos.

We all have our pet things that we like to get religious about.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, 'I'm with you kid. Let's go.'

But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it.

Even then I knew that happiness was something in which to plunge headlong, and damn the torpedoes

Everyone should have at least one magnificent obsession. It's a life jacket when the ship goes down

I love it when you're demented like this.

I remember passion.

You chicks get hot and bothered about anything.

If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.

The room was growing lighter, and so was the lieutenant's mood. He steered his thoughts away from the past and into the present. With the zeal of a man content with his place, he began to think about today's phase of the cleanup campaign.

Life is too short to half-ass it. Full-ass it!

It's easier to cool down a fanatic than to warm up a corpse.

If you're comfortable you're doing something wrong - you have to be in it for the heart.

Se c'è un termine che mi definisce veramente è «troppo». Mi innamoro troppo. Mi appassiono troppo. Mi stanco troppo. Mi arrabbio troppo.

Y agrega que no puede haber mentalidad mas simple y mas córnea que la de un aficionado

Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit. GORDON PARKS, PHOTOGRAPHER