Inspirational quotations about Jesus

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The name of Jesus is the one lever that lifts the world.  ~Author Unknown

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them:  "Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden."  ~St Augustine

He changed sunset into sunrise.  ~Clement of Alexandria

When Jesus comes, the shadows depart.  ~Author unknown, inscription on a Scottish castle

If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.  Yet distance makes no difference.  He is praying for me.  ~Robert M. McCheyne

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires.  But on what did we rest the creations of our genius?  Upon force.  Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.  ~Napoleon Bonaparte

The head that once was crowned with thorns

Is crowned with glory now.

~Thomas Kelley

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They gave him a manger for a cradle, a carpenter's bench for a pulpit, thorns for a crown, and a cross for a throne.  He took them and made them the very glory of his career.  ~W.E. Orchard

The King of love my Shepherd is,

Whose goodness faileth never;

I nothing lack if I am His

And He is mine forever.

~Henry William Baker

What good is having someone who can walk on water if you don't follow in his footsteps?  ~Author Unknown

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

In a believer's ear;

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,

And drives away his fear.

~John Newton

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All the powers of darkness vanish;

Christ our Day-Star mounts the skies.

~Author Unknown

The wise still seek Him.  ~Author Unknown

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"I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history." H.G. Wells, British author (1866-1946)

"From my youth onwards I have found in Jesus my great brother." Martin Buber, Jewish philosopher (1878-1965)

All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book.

David Livingstone

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

Desiderius Erasmus

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Jesus says, ''I love you just the way you are. And I love you too much to let you stay the way you are.''

Chris Lyons

Jesus whom I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.

St. Athanasius

Only Christ could have conceived Christ.

Joseph Parker

The greatest thing about any civilization is the human person, and the greatest thing about this person is the possibility of his encounter with the person of Jesus Christ.

Charles Malik

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Don't compare me with Jesus. He is a great master, a great master.

Dalai Lama