Quotes About Favor

The fact that religious faith has left its mark on every aspect of our civilization is not an argument in its favor, nor can any particular faith be exonerated simply because certain of its adherents made foundational contributions to human culture.

Where the world is inclined to favour, replied I, it is apt to over-rate, as much as it will under-rate where it disfavours.

Yes, they're a little biased there," I agree. Mike smiles at this understatement, knowing as I do that saying they're a little biased in Mudd's favor at the Mudd-family-run Mudd home in Maryland is like saying cheese steaks are kind of associated with Philadelphia.

Occasionally, ignorance works in one's favor.

When one is tricked into accepting a favor, it feels like a trick, not a favor.

Wen die Götter lieben, den führen sie zu der Stelle, wo man seiner bedarf.

As soon as Jesus was baptised he came up from the water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him. And a voice spoke from heaven, 'This is my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on him.

The Jews were continually warned not to look for the reason for their adoption elsewhere than in God's free favor. He had seen fit to choose them; this alone was the source of their security.

Those whom the Lord favours not with the direction of his Spirit, he, by a righteous judgement, consigns to the agency of Satan.

before we receive any knowledge of God's Fatherly good will for us, the blood of Christ must intercede for us and restore us to God's favor. Besides

he refers rather to their adoption because God's grace is the more striking when he out of all mankind chooses some few to be his own people.

in the freest manner, and on no mercenary   grounds, does God bestow upon us his love and favor, just as, when we   were not yet born, and when he was prompted by nothing but his own   will, he fixed upon us his choice. [111]

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Wisdom never promises that you will be without enemies, but it does enable you to live at peace with them. Those who heed wisdom's voice will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.241 This is part of wisdom's favor, for when a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.242 Wisdom

Sometimes in life, things just fall in to my lap. I'm very blessed that way.

Live life as if its rigged in your favor.

Some people get dealt all the aces in life.

It is the life of democracy to favor equality.

God favours and approves righteous sex, in a condition of ability for that; otherwise, partnership collapses except for a few exemptions and reasons; it is an undeniable truth.

Justice is that which is in one's favour; otherwise, not.

But a favor has to be answered by another favor, and the courtesies became a chain that imprisoned us.

I still remember him fondly, there in the doorway. He was absolutely the first person to show me how comfortable it is to arrive in a strange, potentially hostile environment, and discover that you have been preceded by your reputation, that you don't have to do anything to be accepted, that your name is known, that everyone knows about you, and it's the others, the strangers, who must strive to win your favor, and not you theirs.

Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself.

Bullshit is often supported by many netizens, but mainly for bagging some sort of favour in return from affluent people ; brainy thoughts or posts are encouraged by hardly any and especially when it is from an ordinary person who has not got much money.