Quotes about Prophets

Prophets have a way of dying by violence. Votes: 3

Accumulate, accumulate! This is Moses and the Prophets! Votes: 3

a criminal sketch of Christon a diner napkin-'Poet Prophets Votes: 3

Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds. Votes: 3

What is meant by calling the writings of Moses and the Prophets Votes: 3

Prophets have no other purpose, no other mission except to serve God. Votes: 3

Freedom of expression does not extend to insulting the Prophets of Allah... Votes: 3

I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist. Votes: 3

The Prophets accept all agony and trust it For the water has never feared the fire. Votes: 3

Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed. Votes: 3

We fundamentalists are a pack of mood-loving showoffs. I'm sure the Minor Prophets would have found subject for correction. Votes: 3

If God loves us enough to send us Prophets, then we need to love Him enough to follow them. Votes: 3

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion. Votes: 3

Prophets are so dangerous because they cry in season and out of season, politely and impolitely, loud and long. Votes: 3

The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt. Votes: 3

Prophets are those who take life as it is and expand it. They refuse to shrink a vision of tomorrow to the boundaries of yesterday. Votes: 3

The preaching of the Church truly continues without change and is everywhere the same. It has the testimony of the Prophets and Apostles and all their disciples. Votes: 3

No. This is right. I feel it. I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves. Fitz in Assassin's Quest Votes: 3

Yes, polygamy is one of the relics of Adam, of Enoch, of Noah, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, David, Solomon, the Prophets, of Jesus, and his apostles. Votes: 3

The Revelations of Devout and Learn'd Who rose before us, and as Prophets burn'd, Are all but Stories, which, awoke from Sleep They told their comrades, and to Sleep return'd. Votes: 3

There are four different theories concerning Divine Providence; they are all ancient, known from the time of the Prophets, when the true law was revealed to enlighten these dark regions. Votes: 3

In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism. Votes: 3

Melancholy men of all others are most witty, which causeth many times a divine ravishment, and a kinde of Enthusiasmus, which stirreth them up to bee excellent Philosophers, Poets, Prophets, etc. Votes: 3

Prophets, mystics, poets, scientific discoverers are men whose lives are dominated by a vision; they are essentially solitary men . . . whose thoughts and emotions are not subject to the dominion of the herd. Votes: 3

The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New. Votes: 3

For, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: 'And the angel that spoke in me, said to me...' He does not say, 'Spoke to me' but 'Spoke in me'... Votes: 3

Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss'd Of the Two Worlds so wisely - they are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn Are scattered, and their mouths are stopped with Dust. Votes: 3

There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be Votes: 3

The key to the understanding and to the full comprehension of all that the Prophets have said is found in the knowledge of the figures, their general ideas, and the meaning of each word they contain. Votes: 3

We have chosen Mahomet not as the most eminent Prophet; but as the one we are freest to speak of. He is by no means the truest of Prophets; but I do esteem him a true one. Votes: 3

Statesmen think in terms of history and view society as an organism. Prophets are different since they believe absolute aims can be achieved in the foreseeable future. More people have been killed by crusaders than by statesmen. Votes: 3

A true preacher is best measured not by how many bouquets have been pinned on him but by how many brickbats have been pitched at him. Prophets have been on the receiving end of mud more than medals. Votes: 3

Great eagles fly alone; great lions hunt alone; great souls walk alone-alone with God. Such loneliness is hard to endure, and impossible to enjoy unless God accompanied. Prophets are lone men; they walk alone, pray alone and God makes them alone. Votes: 3

The Prophets even express their surprise that God should take notice of man, who is too little and too unimportant to be worthy of the attention of the Creator; how, then, should other living creatures be considered as proper objects for Divine Providence! Votes: 3

Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God's peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books. Votes: 3

The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it. Votes: 3

Jesters do often prove prophets. Votes: 1

We are all at times unconscious prophets. Votes: 1

The wisest prophets make sure of the event first. Votes: 1

Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets. Votes: 1

Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God. Votes: 1

When the words of prophets seem repetitive, that should rivet our attention. Votes: 1

The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears. Votes: 1

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets. Votes: 1

We have become makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets. Votes: 1

We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum. Votes: 1

Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures. Votes: 1

Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! Votes: 1

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. Votes: 1

The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history. Votes: 1

Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the past. Votes: 1

God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad. Votes: 1

When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man. Votes: 1

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. Votes: 1

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. Votes: 1

That which I have set out in Latin is not my words but the words of God and of apostles and prophets, who of course have never lied. He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken. Votes: 1

Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man. Votes: 1

Many of the prophets of Jesus's time were thought to just be mad men, just sort of crazy people who were claiming to channel the divine. Perhaps that means we should be a little less judgmental of some of our own crazies talking about God on the corner. They might actually have found a pretty comfortable place in Jesus's time. Votes: 1

Our prayers are prophets. Votes: 0

Jesters do oft prove prophets. Votes: 0

Children are prophets of nature. Votes: 0

The well-adjusted make poor prophets. Votes: 0

Only the prophets see the obvious. Votes: 0

Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution. Votes: 0

Historians are prophets with their face turned backward. Votes: 0

In doubt, fear is the worst of prophets. Votes: 0

The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society. Votes: 0

Nobody can force you, not even the holy prophets. Votes: 0

Are writers reporters, prophets, crazies, entertainers, preachers, judges, what? Votes: 0

We are prophets of a future not our own. Votes: 0

There is no God and we are his prophets. Votes: 0

We need more prophets in our pulpits and less puppets Votes: 0

The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon, Votes: 0

Our reasons are not prophets When oft our fancies are. Votes: 0

The masters of the comic spirit are often our prophets. Votes: 0

Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets. Votes: 0

All the armed prophets conquered; all the unarmed ones perished. Votes: 0

There are no teachers, saints, prophets, good people, but the artists. Votes: 0

Popularity has slain more prophets of God than persecution ever did. Votes: 0

Christ certainly did come to destroy the law and the prophets. Votes: 0

In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians. Votes: 0

The truth is ugly, so we put our prophets in prison. Votes: 0

I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously. Votes: 0

In science we don't have prophets. We have heroes, but not prophets. Votes: 0

We stone our prophets, then build monuments to them after they're gone. Votes: 0

We are often prophets to others only because we are our own historians. Votes: 0

There's not much need for prophets who are in synch with their society. Votes: 0

Isn't it interesting that all of the biblical prophets and psalmists were poets? Votes: 0

The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right. Votes: 0

There's a reason prophets perform miracles; language lacks the power to describe faith. Votes: 0

Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah. Votes: 0

Artists are prophets. They define the meaning of our lives and point the way. Votes: 0

To realize truth, you must cross all boundaries of all religions and all prophets Votes: 0

Jesus prescribes a doctrinal test for false prophets because a behavioral test is unreliable. Votes: 0

The Prophet also said: "A truthful and trustworthy merchant is associated with the prophets." Votes: 0

It is the job of prophets and scientists alike to proclaim the glories of God. Votes: 0

The world has seen thousands of prophets, and the world has yet to see millions Votes: 0

To realize the truth, you have to cross the boundaries of all religions and prophets. Votes: 0

Following rulers instead of prophets, the wicked can rule you, but the knowledge can stop it. Votes: 0

I pour into the world the eternal streams Wan prophets tent beside, and dream their dreams. Votes: 0

The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people. Votes: 0

As a forecaster, Marx shared the common destiny of all prophets: to be belied by events. Votes: 0

The best prophets lead you up to the curtain and let you peer through for yourself. Votes: 0

We are the sons of Sorrow; we are the poets and the prophets and the musicians. Votes: 0

The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age. Votes: 0

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men. Votes: 0

Take time for good books; time to absorb the thoughts of poets and philosophers, seers and prophets. Votes: 0

Wall Street is where prophets tell us what will happen and profits tell us what did happen. Votes: 0

Neither Britain, a land fertile in tyrants, nor the people of Ireland, knew Moses and the prophets. Votes: 0

Always it is easier to pay homage to prophets than to heed the direction of their vision. Votes: 0

When He send, His messengers will go, His prophets will prophesy, though all the world should forbid them. Votes: 0

Reason and religion cannot coexist together. If reason exists, then paradise, prophets and all other religiuous illusions disappear. Votes: 0

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative. Votes: 0

If miracles represent prophecy, we must have more prophets in twenty first century than the entire human history. Votes: 0

Though my father was poor and had nothing, the Torah, the poetry of prophets, was his daily bread. Votes: 0

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely. Votes: 0

Families, like countries, take their prophets unkindly, but a verse-speaker in the house is dishonor to be hooted. Votes: 0

John the Baptist never performed any miracles. Yet, he was greater than any of the Old Testament prophets. Votes: 0

The church is not built on the rock foundation of geniuses and influencers but of apostles and prophets. Votes: 0

We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own. Votes: 0

Each man is perfect by his nature; prophets have manifested this perfection, but it is potential in us. Votes: 0

Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows. Votes: 0

There are those that even God exploits, and they are prophets and saints in the vacuousness of the world. Votes: 0

Virtue and vice are both prophets; the first, of certain good; the second, of pain or else of penitence. Votes: 0

There are ministers who never speak of repentance or self-denial. Naturally they are popular, but they are false prophets. Votes: 0

The consequences of ignoring the Lord and His prophets are certain and often accompanied by great sorrow and regret. Votes: 0

These are clearly the end times, and now we understand why the prophets warned us about the Trump of Doom. Votes: 0

What is needed desperately today is prophetic insight. Scholars can interpret the past; it takes prophets to interpret the present. Votes: 0

Beware of those who would pit the dead prophets against the living prophets, for the living prophets always take precedence. Votes: 0

Poetry begins as the divine speech of the bicameral mind. Then, as the bicameral mind breaks down, there remain prophets. Votes: 0

All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert and were uneducated: Mohammed, Jesus and myself. Votes: 0

Revelation has not ceased. The Heavens are not closed. God speaks to prophets today, and He will speak to you. Votes: 0

The objective of false prophets and teachers of whatever stripe is...the influence and control of the minds of men. Votes: 0

When he (man) ceased any longer to heed the words of the seers and prophets, science lovingly brought forth the radio. Votes: 0

We enjoy the great prophets of literature most when we have not yet lived enough to realize all they tell us. Votes: 0

Whatever the needs of family members may be, we can strengthen our families as we follow the counsel given by prophets. Votes: 0

To return to higher standards of living we must abandon the false prophets and seek new leaders of our own choosing. Votes: 0

How long shall we Spiritualists be turned over like so many scapegoats to the unbelievers, by cheating mediums and speculating prophets? Votes: 0

Zionism is, in sum, the constant and unrelenting effort to realize the national and universal vision of the prophets of Israel. Votes: 0

Prayer, to the patriarchs and prophets, was more than the recital of well-known and well-worn phrases-it was the outpouring of the heart. Votes: 0

What's the truth? The truth is what people WANT. Liars are basically idealists, liars are saints and prophets. Jesus was a liar. Votes: 0

There are prophets, there are guides, and there are argumentative people with theories, and one must be careful to discriminate between them. Votes: 0

In Israel, the role of the writer is dictated by the language in which you write. Writers see themselves as cultural prophets. Votes: 0

Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. Votes: 0

There is only one science, love, one riches, love, only one policy, love. To make love is all the law and the prophets. Votes: 0

God thundered again and again through the prophets that worship in the context of mistreatment of the poor and disadvantaged is an outrage. Votes: 0

Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death. Votes: 0

Religion is man-made. Even the men who made it cannot agree on what their prophets or redeemers or gurus actually said or did. Votes: 0

And evermore the waters worship God;-- And bards and prophets tune their mystic lyres While listening to the music of the waves! Votes: 0

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bears His name. He stands at its head and directs it through His chosen prophets. Votes: 0

When you consider all saints and prophets as legitimate and no longer differentiate between religions, you have reached the stage of true mysticism. Votes: 0

It is remarkable that among all the preachers there are so few moral teachers. The prophets are employed in excusing the ways of men. Votes: 0

The poor tell us who we are, the prophets tell us who we could be, so we hide the poor, and kill the prophets. Votes: 0

Truth is neither in the scripture nor in the words of prophets. It is in your heart, feel it, discover it and expand with it. Votes: 0

The age calls for simple statements and restatements of simple truths. The prophets of doom are involved, those who would bring light must be clear. Votes: 0

It is not science that has destroyed the world, despite all the gloomy forebodings of the earlier prophets. It is man who has destroyed man. Votes: 0

The piety of the Hebrew prophets purges their grossness. The circumcision is an example of the power of poetry to raise the low and offensive. Votes: 0

Geniuses and prophets do not usually excel in professional learning, and their originality, if any, is often due precisely to the fact that they do not. Votes: 0

And in all of Babylonia there was wailing and gnashing of teeth, 'til the prophets bade the multitudes get a grip on themselves and shape up. Votes: 0

God’s eternal blessings are contingent upon our obedience and adherence to the word of the Lord that is revealed to us through His holy prophets Votes: 0

At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets. Votes: 0

There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion, no orations equal to those of the prophets, and no politics like those which the Scriptures teach. Votes: 0

If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets. Votes: 0

Hence it happened that all the armed prophets conquered, all the unarmed perished. [It., Di qui nacque che tutti li profeti armati vincero, e li disarmati rovinarono.] Votes: 0

Now, it's a fact well known to those who know it well that prophets of doom only attain popularity when they get the drinks in all around. Votes: 0

There is no truth which the prophets press more steadily upon Israel than that all their national life lies in the sight and on the care of God. Votes: 0

Rock stars are like prophets. There's something about somebody who can get up on a stage and sing. And then when they write you songs, forget it, okay? Votes: 0

But why? Why do you need prophets to tell you how you ought to live? Why do you need anyone to tell you how you ought to live Votes: 0

It is the nature of all hypocrites and false prophets to create a conscience where there is none, and to cause conscience to disappear where it does exist. Votes: 0

Nothing that God has ever said about Himself will be modified; nothing the inspired prophets and apostles have said about Him will be rescinded. His immutability guarantees this. Votes: 0

The people who were honored in the Bible were the false prophets. It was the ones we call the prophets who were jailed and driven into the desert. Votes: 0

Protesters are still on the fringes like satellites, revolving around the system. But prophets and poets lead us into a new world, beyond simply yelling at the old one. Votes: 0

Poetry is itself a thing of God; He made his prophets poets; and the more We feel of poesie do we become Like God in love and power,-under-makers. Votes: 0

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. Votes: 0

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas. Votes: 0

Our lips are full of praise, but our hearts are far removed from the prophets we all claim. That's why the world is in the shape that it's in. Votes: 0

The prophets and seers and great men and women, past and present, were made great by what they perceived from God, not by what they were taught by men. Votes: 0

Atheists are not the enemy; the real enemy knows Jesus Christ. Satan and all false prophets know very well that Jesus came from heaven, but still reject him. Matthew 10:36 Votes: 0

Any human being who is becoming independent of conditionings, of religions, scriptures, prophets and messiahs, has arrived home. He has found the treasure which was hidden in his own being. Votes: 0

For me, the reading of the scriptures is not the pursuit of scholarship. Rather, it is a love affair with the word of the Lord and that of His prophets. Votes: 0

I will raise up prophets to make conflicting pronouncements that inevitably will be garbled in transcription, resulting in mutually exclusive definitions of orthodoxy from which the open-minded will flee in dismay. Votes: 0

If your world today seems confusing, be comforted by the words of the prophets of God who have told you what the future holds for you as a child of God. Votes: 0

I regard Abraham as my ancestor. Some of the greatest inspiration I have got has come from what we call the Old Testament prophets and what Jews would say "our prophets." Votes: 0

Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of the prophets. He saw with an open eye the mystery of the soul. . Alone in all history he estimated the greatness of man. Votes: 0

Key statements made by latter-day prophets are not trite clichés. They are vital counsel to us from the Lord through his prophets. We should ponder and act upon such statements. Votes: 0

Stoning prophets and erecting churches to their memory afterwards has been the way of the world through the ages. Today we worship Christ, but the Christ in the flesh we crucified. Votes: 0

There is so much noise on the Internet, with would-be prophets daily haranguing their audience and megalomaniacs trying to push bizarre ideas, that eventually people will cherish a new commodity: wisdom. Votes: 0

The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty. Votes: 0

Jesus existed only as an image in the heart of God, until such time as the prophets of the Old Testament could positively confess Jesus into existence through their constant prophecies Votes: 0

The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life. Votes: 0

The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to work in the universe and in all history. They declared that He had created the universe. Votes: 0

Through the repeated hammer blows of defeat, destruction, and deportation, interpreted by the faithful prophets, Israel has to learn that election is not for comfort and security but for suffering and humiliation. Votes: 0

The Constitution created a framework, not a Ouija board, precisely because the Framers understood that prospect of a nation ruled for centuries by dead prophets would be the very opposite of freedom. Votes: 0

The more we treasure the words of the prophets and apply them the better we will recognize when we are drifting off course-even if only by a matter of a few degrees. Votes: 0

There is a danger in monotheism, and it's called idolatry. And we know the prophets of Israel were very, very concerned about idolatry, the worship of a human expression of the divine. Votes: 0

We must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lips. Votes: 0

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice. Votes: 0

Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age. Votes: 0

The greatest miracle of the Bible is that the prophets of Israel could keep a religion as clean as a hounds tooth amid all the corruption and idolatry of the nations surrounding them. Votes: 0

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. Votes: 0

In the days of Moses and the prophets such a man would have been counted among the wise men of the land; in the Middle Ages he would have been burned at the stake. Votes: 0

I've always listened to jazz or folk or blues. I was always listening to the prophets. I don't really go for...I don't know how to say anything about the singles scene without slamming people. Votes: 0

If all things were made through Him, clearly so must the splendid revelations have been which were made to the fathers and prophets, and became to them the symbols of the sacred mysteries of religion. Votes: 0

How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, “This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant? Votes: 0