"Contentiousness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... preach Christ also from envy and strife, but some also from good will; (16)the one, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel; (17)the other, out of contentiousness, proclaim Christ not with pure intent, supposing that they shall add affliction[1:17] to my bonds. (18)What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice. (19)For I know that this ...
— The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. • Various
... It stated that this society had hitherto been sustained and fostered by the papal see, on acccount of its signal usefulness and the eminent piety of its members. But of late, the brotherhood had manifested a spirit of contentiousness amongst themselves, as well as toward other orders, organizations, and universities; and had thereby fallen under the displeasure of the princes from whom they had ...
— Joseph II. and His Court • L. Muhlbach
... nature self-assertive, commonly aggressive, always critical in a more or less hostile spirit of any characteristic which seems strange to him. That he is capable of profound affections merely modifies here and there his natural contentiousness, and subdues its expression. Even love, in the largest and purest sense of the word, is no safeguard against perilous irritation and sensibilities inborn. And what were the durability of love without the powerful alliance ...
— The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft • George Gissing
... cultivate procedure of a type more urbane. Let your very reasonableness be the most potent weapon you wield. To this end you should form the habit of looking for good points on both sides of a question. As a still further precaution against contentiousness you should uphold the two ...
— The Century Vocabulary Builder • Creever & Bachelor |
