Famous Quotes: D
Daring
”He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.” (Proverb)
“Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.” (Henry Drummond)
“To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” (Soren Kierkegaard)
Death
”Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” (Anonymous)
“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.” (William Penn)
Deceit
“The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one’s self. All sin is easy after that.” (Philip James Bailey)
Debt
“The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.” (Proverbs 22:7)
“Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8)
“Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately, and it gives you a lift. The hangover comes the day after.” (Dr. Joyce Brothers)
“Debt is the worst poverty.” (Thomas Fuller)
“Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” (Ogden Nash)
Dedication
“The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.” (Bobby Knight)
“What counts is not the number of hours you put in, but how much you put in the hours.” (Unknown)
Depression
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
“The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.” (Psalm 34: 17-18)
“They that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.“ (Isaiah 40:31)
“It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.” (Harry S. Truman)
“Depression is the inability to construct a future.” (Rollo May)
“A lot of what passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body saying that it needs work.” (Geoffrey Norman)
Determination
"Our determination to imitate Christ should be such that we have no time for other.” (Desiderius Erasmus)
“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.” (Josh Billings)
“We will either find a way or make one.” (Hannibal)
Discipline
“For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
“I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:27)
“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.” (Hebrews 12:11)
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.” (Jim Rohn)
“Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.” (Roy L. Smith)
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.” (Theodore Roosevelt)
Discipleship
“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” (Matthew 16: 24)
“So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:33)
“And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.” (Luke 18:22)
“But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.” (1 Corinthians 8: 9)
“If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” (St. Francis of Assisi)
“Make your life a mission - - not an intermission.” (Arnold H. Glasgow)
“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
“Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
“No man has the mind of Christ, except him who makes it his business to obey him.” (George MacDonald)
“Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of Christ's strongest disciples.” (Selwyn Hughes)
“Jesus promised His disciples three things: that they would be entirely fearless, absurdly happy, and that they would get into trouble.” (W. Russell Maltby)
Doubt
“Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.” (George Ilies)
“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” (William Shakespeare)
“Doubt is the father of invention.” (Galileo Galilei)
Dreams
“A man is not old until regrets takes the place of his dreams.” (John Barrymore)
“Dreams are illustrations... from the book your soul is writing about you.” (Marsha Norman)
“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.” (J.M. Power)
“There is a fine line between dreams and reality, it's up to you to draw it.” (B. Quilliam)
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.” (Henry David Thoreau)
Duty, Discipleship
“Our duty, as men and women, is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation.” (Pierre Tielhard de Chardin)
“There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.” (Robert Stevenson)
“Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.” (Robert E. Lee)
“Duty cannot exist without faith.” (Benjamin Disraeli)
“Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.” (Pierre Corneille)
“Our grandest duty undoubtedly is: not to seek for that which lies dimly in the future, but to do that which lies clearly at hand.” (Thomas Carlyle)
“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
“Knowing that we are fulfilling God's purpose is the only thing that really gives rest to the restless human heart.” (Chuck Colson)
“The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.” (John Ortberg)
“Maturity doesn't come with age; it comes with acceptance of responsibility.”
(Ed Cole)
“The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.” (Blaise Pascal)
