"The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration."
Edwin Louis Cole
Author, Speaker
Edwin Louis Cole was a prominent author and speaker known for his teachings on love, leadership, and personal development, particularly through his work 'Maximized Manhood'.
- Born
- January 1, 1921
- Died
- January 1, 2002
- Quotes
- 89
- Rank
- #5761
Quote collection
Edwin Louis Cole quotes (page 3 of 5)
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"The man who seeks to please God is the man who people are pleased with. The man who seeks to please others won't satisfy anyone."
"Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better."
"Our Lord never condemned the fig tree because it brought forth so much fruit that some fell to the ground and spoiled. He only cursed it when it was barren."
"A fast is not a hunger strike. Fasting submits to God's commands. A hunger strike makes God submit to our demands."
"God will lead you into a deliverance where the means that delivers you will be those who would destroy you."
"There are dreamers and there are planners; the planners make their dreams come true."
"Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist."
"Crying over what's gone won't find the present."
"You cannot compensate by sacrifice what you lose through disobedience"
"Attitude determines the altitude of life."
"Prayer in private results in boldness in public."
"Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession."
"By being faithful in that which is another man's, it qualifies you for that which is your own."
"Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness."
"What you believe about God has the greatest potential for good or harm in your life."
"Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast."
"God is the Creator; Satan is the counterfeiter."
"Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved, while believing in Christ is believing in the proven."
"Truth cannot be defeated."