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Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout. — Andy Rooney

For devout unionists, the Constitution had been framed by the people rather than created as a compact among states. — Gary W. Gallagher

History shows that the devout Muslim fundamentalists are one of the most lethal threats the world has ever known. — Hal Lindsey

I must say my prayers today whether I feel devout or not; but that is only as I must learn my grammar if I am ever to read the poets. — C.S. Lewis

But as a kid, I loved 'Monty Python.' My Dad was a devout watcher. We used to watch it when we ate dinner! — Wes Bentley

Father Mapple uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed to be kneeling at the bottom of the sea. — Herman Melville

When holy and devout religious men are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them thence; so sweet is zealous contemplation. — William Shakespeare

Adams was both a devout Christian and an independent thinker, and he saw no conflict in that. — David McCullough

Satan leaves unbelievers and sinners alone because he already has them in his grip; he goes after believers who are faithful and devout. — Thomas A Kempis

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same. — Moliere

My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing. — Richard Paul Evans

He liked his souls devout. No Unitarians for him. — Marie Sexton

The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield. — Patricia Briggs

Devout or not, all owned and carried Books of Hours, the characteristic fashionable religious possession of the 14th century noble. — Barbara W. Tuchman

And though I walk home alone, my faith in love is still devout. — Morrissey

I'm a devout individual so I remain faithful to my church. — Jens Spahn

In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The devout Islamic woman becomes the antithesis of a certain kind of strident right-wing feminist. — Nina Power

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God. — William Ames

It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most free, alive, interesting. — Richard J. Foster

It is a very good exercise, at least from a historian's point of view, to imagine oneself a devout pagan while reading various Christian writings. — Ramsay MacMullen

Egypt has a devout population. People go out, they pray, they fast. — Richard Engel

I like femininity, not of the devout, but of the self-assured, cool and sophisticated kind. — Jil Sander

Those who lift their hats shall see Nature as devout do God. — Emily Dickinson

People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout. — Charles De Secondat

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. — Joseph Addison

To be a devout reader was to be an acolyte of solace. — Tanya Egan Gibson

Anna, who has always been devout, knows well that Despair is a mortal sin, and now she knows that it is a luxury, as well. — Robertson Davies

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. — Abraham Lincoln

A habit of devout fellowship with God is the spring of all our life, and the strength of it. — Henry Edward Manning

The desperate addict is closer to the heart of grace than the devout moralist. — Tullian Tchividjian

Great readers, great listeners, and all have great work ethics ... They work hard at what they do and they're devout to their reading and listening. — Andy Wilkinson

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner. — Thomas Carlyle

Be who you are and be that well. — Francis De Sales

I don't fly on account of my religion. I'm a devout coward. — Henny Youngman

To trifle with Scripture is to deprive yourself of its aid. Reverence it, and look up to God with devout gratitude for having given it to you. — Charles Spurgeon

My biggest asset is not cash - it's a large, growing, devout fanbase. — Imogen Heap

My children, if you desire perseverance, be devout to our Blessed Lady. — Philip Neri

Like the devout theologian seeing the Devil lurking everywhere, Menninger, the devout Freudian, sees aggression. — Thomas Szasz

Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading. — Benedict Of Nursia

The cleverest amongst you is he who is the loyal apostle of life, the true disciple of existence, the devout follower of love. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Both creators of Dungeons & Dragons were devout Christians. — Joseph Laycock

The devout life does not solely entail living as a monk or ascetic, though that is fine. The devout life requires bringing God into all things. — David Paul Kirkpatrick

O name of Mary! Joy in the heart, honey in the mouth, melody to the ear of Her devout clients! — Anthony Of Padua

One great way to mess with devout Christians and atheists would be if Jesus came back and said, By the way, you know I'm fake, right? — Dana Gould

Make someone a devout, fanatical anything, and his brain turns to mulch. — Mercedes Lackey

What is wrong with being a devout follower? Is it not acceptable to be sad and alone, if you remain loyal and obedient? — S.E. Lindberg

Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even if we could, feelings are not what God principally cares about. — C.S. Lewis

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs. — Sri Aurobindo

I was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Like a lot of once devout people who have lost their faith, I had holes the size of heaven and hell in my head and in my heart. — Sarah Vowell

Devout Anatolian masses rising from poverty have transformed Turkey politically and economically. — Pankaj Mishra

A most elaborate theory may be constructed by a devout mind. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train. — John Milton

My family is Muslim. But I don't consider myself a very devout Muslim, but a cultural Muslim, whatever that means. — Aasif Mandvi

Anywhere the devout gather to worship, there will always be a parade. — David Ebershoff

I prefer to think of myself as a devout Narcissist.
What does that mean?
If the sun is shining, I thank God. If it rains, I blame him. — Teresa Medeiros

He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost. — Ignatius Of Loyola

What do you have to say as a devout Muslim concerning your lust for women? — Naguib Mahfouz

Ah! devout though I may be, I am no less a man! — Moliere

All the pretensions you make of attachment to your Master, and all the devout actions which you may perform, are no recompense for disobedience. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

There is, in short,
something terribly wrong with claiming to be a devout Christian while hating one or another of the fellow believers. — Ben Witherington III

The charcoals of burned out religious philosophies are perceived by devout fanatics as pearls, which the heathen swine cannot appreciate. — Dimitris Mita

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. — George Eliot

Faith is a devout belief in what one does not understand. — Marie Anne De Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise Du Deffand

I never force myself to be devout except when I feel so inspired, and never compose hymns of prayers unless I feel within me real and true devotion. — Franz Schubert

I stole that from Vito Russo. He said he was a devout believer in Judyism. — Charles Busch

Untouchability of foreign cloth is as much a virtue with all of us as untouchability of the suppressed classes must be a sin with every devout Hindu. — Mahatma Gandhi

He offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed kneeling and praying at the bottom of the sea. — Herman Melville

The devout have laid out gardens in the desert. — Robert Duncan

The life of a solitary man will be certainly miserable, but not certainly devout. — Samuel Johnson

Devotion as an act is vulgar. Devotion as a way of life is wonderful. If you are a great devotee, it is ugly. If you are devout, it is beautiful. — Jaggi Vasudev

However great a sinner may have been, if he shows himself devout to Mary he will never perish. — Hilary Of Poitiers

Criminals kill journalists/hostages in France, devout Muslims pay the bill all over Europe. — Paulo Coelho

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout. — William James

I need the concept of mercy for me to have some semblance of self-admiration. So in real life, I'm probably somebody who is more devout. — Jim Gaffigan