Speakers, writers, preachers, and friends quoted on this website

I compiled this listing to help me find quotations I have used by various people. I thought it might help you as well.

Note: Biblical figures are not listed here. They are on two other pages: Old Testament and New Testament.

You will note that I have "plundered the Egyptians."1 By that, I mean that I have used authors with whom I am not in agreement on everything. Indeed, with a few people on this list, I am in almost total disagreement. Still, wasn't it Augustine of Hippo who said in the Fourth Century, "All truth is God's truth"?

Then, John Calvin (with whom I have quite a few theological disagreements) said, "All truth is from God; and consequently, if wicked men have said anything that is true and just, we ought not to reject it; for it has come from God."

It is in that spirit that I do not read and use only those with whom I am in complete agreement. I think this is also in accordance with Proverbs 27:17, which proclaims: "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."

It is entirely possible that I neglected to get one or more sources on this list. If you find that I quoted or referred to someone on one of my pages and did not list them here, please let me know via the email address at the bottom of this page.

1The phrase is taken from Exodus 12:35-36. As Peter Thomas Elliott says, "Plundering the Egyptians is a concept formulated by Irenaeus of Lyons, promoted by Origen of Alexandria, polished by Gregory of Nazianzen, and solidified in Christian culture by Augustine of Hippo."

Why It Can Be Beneficial to Use Quotes from Other People in Your Writing

Quoting other people in something that you write offers several key benefits:

In short, referencing and quoting others enriches your writing, making it more robust, persuasive, and credible.

    -- Howard Culbertson,

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