Eliza Cook Quotes

You don't become a saint until you lead a good life whether in Tibet or Italy or America.

Moral character has now some influence in our elections, but not that place which it deserves. The law of public opinion excludes confirmed sots, and persons judicially convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors against the State; but it ought to render the election of all profane swearers, notorious Sabbath breakers, seducers, slanderers, prodigals and riotous persons, as well as the advocates of dueling, impracticable.

My aim is just to remain as humble and as godly as I can be.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.

We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don't get me wrong... it's not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it's good. It's just that doing them in God's power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

I go to work, and I work very hard. I'm loyal, generous, true, kind, fair - all those boxes are ticked. I'm going to Heaven.

I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.

There ain't any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

Job 29 is about Job reflecting on his past before the calamity hit him to say this is the type of man I was. So, you want to know what God calls perfect and upright? Read Job 29, and you will understand what kind of man God esteems.

Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.

Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.

I like to see honesty out of people. People who are trustworthy. I like to see people who are involved with The Lord.

They err … who think that virtue consists of words .. good actions are the glory of virtue.

He who is educated and eloquent must not measure his saintliness merely by his fluency.

The road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

Being a 'good man' is something you do, not something you are.

If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.

As a child of God, your destiny, if you work hard enough and are faithful, is to become like Him. That means that there is nothing that is true that you cannot learn, because He knows all truth.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

It is obvious that God is looking at the heart when sacrifices are given to Him. He takes no delight in those who give up things for Lent and then act like it's such a struggle to perform what they said they wanted to do for Him.

I thank God that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman.

It's very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

It seems to me that if God calls us to anything it's to a life of integrity.