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> [I spend half my time comforting the afflicated, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/i-spend-half-my-time-comforting-the-afflicated-and-the-other-half/)

[Wess Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wess-stafford/)

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## More by Wess Stafford

> [There is nothing to be intimidated about - it's just another long run where a few more people show up and they happen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/there-is-nothing-to-be-intimidated-about-it-s-just-another-long-run/)

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> [I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/i-have-become-convinced-that-if-god-stands-a-child-before-you-for/)

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> [Just know this: What you will do among children is as close to the heart of God and central to his kingdom as anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/just-know-this-what-you-will-do-among-children-is-as-close-to-the/)

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> [“Children are ingenuous. They are also blessed with uncanny ability to read a person's character instantly. Even though they are inexperienced and unsophisticated, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/children-are-ingenuous-they-are-also-blessed-with-uncanny-ability-to/)

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> [Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/joy-is-a-decision-a-really-brave-one-about-how-you-are-going-to/)

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> [If we nurture the dreams of children, the world will be blessed. If we destroy them, the world is doomed!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/if-we-nurture-the-dreams-of-children-the-world-will-be-blessed-if-we/)

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> [I have become convinced that the more wealth a country accumulates, the more isolated and lonely its people become. The loneliest are usually the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/i-have-become-convinced-that-the-more-wealth-a-country-accumulates/)

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> [“The handholds for hope are there for all of us but are made plainest to those in poverty, for whom survival actually depends on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/the-handholds-for-hope-are-there-for-all-of-us-but-are-made-plainest/)

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> [It all begins, I maintain, with that powerful and underutilized thing called love. God's love for the individual is displayed by those people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/it-all-begins-i-maintain-with-that-powerful-and-underutilized-thing/)

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> [What’s your cause? Does it move you to tears? What is it that moves you passionately?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/what-s-your-cause-does-it-move-you-to-tears-what-is-it-that-moves-you/)

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> [Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/children-are-more-than-we-think-they-are-they-can-do-more-than-we/)

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> [The ritual sacrifice of children has been taboo for thousands of years. Yet tragically it is practiced every day across our world. We sacrifice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/the-ritual-sacrifice-of-children-has-been-taboo-for-thousands-of/)

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> [One changed child eventually changes a family. A changed family will influence change in its church. Enough changed churches will transform a community. Changed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/one-changed-child-eventually-changes-a-family-a-changed-family-will/)

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> [“Deep down, I have come to the conclusion that the reason (children) are such a low priority to the great human institutions that seek…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/deep-down-i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-the-reason-children-are/)

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> [Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Savior’s face. Listen intently and you will hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wess-stafford/watch-carefully-the-children-around-you-in-precious-moments-you-will/)

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