Quotes About Assurance

I beg your pardon; one knows exactly what to think.

How hard it is in some cases to be believed!' 'And how impossible in others!

Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley. He had always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid she had no knowledge of it. It was then disclosed in the following manner. Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with:

Let no one presume to give the feelings of a young woman on receiving the assurance of that affection of which she has scarcely allowed herself to entertain a hope.

I am not afraid of you, said he, smilingly.

The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed.

From Mrs. Bennett to Jane: I knew how it would be. I always said it must be so, at last. I was sure you could not be so beautiful for nothing!

But , Mr. Knightley, are you perfectly sure that she has absolutely and downright accepted him? I could suppose she might in time, but can she already? Did not you misunderstand him? You were both talking of other things; of business, shows of cattle, or new drills; and might not you, in the confusion of so many subjects, mistake him? It was not Harriet's hand that he was certain of- it was the dimensions of some famous ox.

La scarsa fiducia che ha nel proprio giudizio gli aveva impedito di ritenere vera una cosa tanto importante per lui, ma la grande fiducia che ha nel mio ha reso tutto più facile

She would not calculate, she would not compare. She would only smile and assert.

Miss Bennet I am shocked and astonished. I expected to find a more reasonable young woman. But do not deceive yourself into a belief that I will ever recede. I shall not go away till you have given me the assurance I require. And I certainly never shall give it. I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable

Cuando la mente no quiere convencerse, siempre encontrará algo en qué sustentar sus dudas.

She found peace in the assurance that they had both served as the Lord wished. With tears of thanksgiving upon her cheeks, she thanked her Lord for relief of the dark despair that had threatened to consume her. There was reason to go on. And she had God's promise. And though she missed Stephen with all her heart, knowledge that the Lord was with her was enough.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't need the affirmation or anything.

I know I'm incredibly unpredictable, and that's the only thing I'm sure of.

I think that I was being much more uptight about those things before. I feel like I really don't have to prove anything at this point other than what I'm doing.

Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us.

Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.

When you know the builder, you can have complete confidence in the quality of his work.

When God overcomes our difficulties for us, we have the assurance that we are engaged in His work and not our own

I always believe things are going to work out.

Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.

If you rest on the finished work of Jesus you have already the best evidence of your salvation in the world; you have God's word for it; what more is needed?

in our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.' – David Hume, Scottish philosopher