Zealous Fervor Quotes

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around.

Only fanatics — in religion as well as in politics — can find a meaning in someone else’s death.

No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for lack of fire. Prayer ascends by fire. Flame gives prayer access as well as wings, acceptance as well as energy. There is no incense without fire; no prayer without flame.

There is not a more melancholy object than a man who has his head turned with religious enthusiasm.

Fanaticism in many lands has surfaced as the greatest threat to the world. Indifference to its consequences would be a serious mistake.

Enthusiasm is the fever of reason.

Passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.

Fanaticism is governed by imagination rather than judgment.