558 Quotes by John Calvin

There are sons of God who do not yet appear so to us, but now do so to God; and there are those who, on account of some arrogated or temporal grace, are called so by us, but are not so to God.

Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.

The most perfect way of seeking God, and the most suitable order, is not for us to attempt with bold curiosity to penetrate to the investigation of His essence, which we ought more to adore than meticulously to search out, but for us to contemplate H

The true wisdom of man consists in the knowledge of God the creator and Redeemer.

It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself.

The Creation is quite like a spacious and splendid house, provided and filled with the most exquisite, and at the same time, the most abundant furnishings. Everything in it tells of God.

Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.

To search for wisdom apart from Christ means not simply foolhardiness but utter insanity.

But the present life should never be hated, except insofar as it subjects us to sin, although even that hatred should not properly be applied to life itself.