Emily > Emily's Quotes

“As we practice the work of forgiveness we discover more and more that forgiveness and healing are one.”
― Agnes Sanford

“If you cannot read all your books, at any rate handle, or, as it were, fondle them—peer into them, let them fall open where they will, read from the first sentence that arrests the eye, set them back on their shelves with your own hands, arrange them on your own plan so that if you do not know what is in them, you will at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them at any rate be your acquaintances.”
― William R. Manchester, The Last Lion: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

“When Abraham was confronted with a promise and a command from God which seemed to contradict each other, he did what we all should do: he obeyed the command and let God take care of the promise. God was more than able to do this.”
― David Guzik, Hebrews

“Laughter is tranquilizer without side effects.”
― Trixie Koontz, Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life

“When you stop to smell roses, be careful not to inhale bee.”
― Trixie Koontz, Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
― Terry Pratchett

“We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“All too frequently in today's world, a Christian is defined on the basis of the horizontal relationship between oneself and "neighbor" rather than the vertical relationship with Deity. In this distorted view of Christianity, our relationship with others becomes more important than loving God, having faith in Christ, and being a devoted disciple of His gospel. If God isn't first, sooner or later He will simply be a nice embellishment to our lives. When we put God first, we are empowered to love each other better, even if our love is not at first understood. The trouble is that too often we ignore things that should be first in our lives and go after secondary things, thereby losing both.”
― Camille Fronk Olson, Mary, Martha, And Me: Seeking the One Thing That Is Needful