Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
JOHN CALVIN
JOHN CALVIN
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
John CalvinJohn Calvin A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
John CalvinJohn Calvin My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
John CalvinJohn Calvin When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
John CalvinJohn Calvin It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
John CalvinJohn Calvin If a preacher is not first preaching to himself, better that he falls on the steps of the pulpit and breaks his neck than preaches that sermon.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.
John CalvinJohn Calvin A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
Pliny the ElderPliny the Elder That all may be so, but when I begin to exercise that power I am not conscious of the power, but only of the limitations imposed on me.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft I’m not a genetically superior person. I built my body.
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it’s true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
Christian BaleChristian Bale Boxing is a great exercise as long as you can yell “cut” whenever you want to.
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone The fight training was very extensive, a lot of stretching, a lot of coordination of balance exercises.
Jason StathamJason Statham I think by planning an exercise regime, your diet follows to some extent.
Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren Are you still faint from the run? Or was it my kissing expertise?
Stephenie MeyerStephenie Meyer