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title: "22 Hands Open Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Hands Open quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Hands Open sayings and thoughts."
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> [Give me open hands and open doors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/give-me-open-hands-and-open-doors/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/matthew-west-16888_doors_give-me-open-hands-and-open-doors-215696_2156962.jpg)

> [“Oh, how I longed to burst through the doors and go walking through the streets, with my hands open, like weapons!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-b-alu/oh-how-i-longed-to-burst-through-the-doors-and-go-walking-through-the/)

[Marcel Béalu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-b-alu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/marcel-b-alu-259360_frustration_oh-how-i-longed-to-burst-through-the-doo_3179924.jpg)

> [“My hands are open, ready to hold Wealth, jewels, silver and gold Send to me a money stream More than I’ve seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gianne/my-hands-are-open-ready-to-hold-wealth-jewels-silver-and-gold-send-to/)

[Lady Gianne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gianne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/lady-gianne-254984_dream_my-hands-are-open-ready-to-hold-wealth-j_500273.jpg)

> [Our hands we open of our own free will, and the good flies, which we can never recall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/our-hands-we-open-of-our-own-free-will-and-the-good-flies-which-we/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-36_benevolence_our-hands-we-open-of-our-own-free-will-a_1904851.jpg)

> [In a world that lives like a fist mercy is not more than waking with your hands open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-nepo/in-a-world-that-lives-like-a-fist-mercy-is-not-more-than-waking-with/)

[Mark Nepo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-nepo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/mark-nepo-1670_compassion_in-a-world-that-lives-like-a-fist-mercy_1147175.png)

> [Life cannot be possessed. You cannot have it in your fist. If you want to have it, you have to keep your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-cannot-be-possessed-you-cannot-have-it-in-your-fist-if-you-want/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/anonymous-1_fists_life-cannot-be-possessed-you-cannot-have_2508999.jpg)

> [“Close your eyes, cover your ears with your hands and open your soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurban-said/close-your-eyes-cover-your-ears-with-your-hands-and-open-your-soul/)

[Kurban Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurban-said/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/kurban-said-67513_close-your-eyes_close-your-eyes-cover-your-ears-with-you_396202.jpg)

> [I wrote a book on grace, and grace is a free gift, but to receive the gift you have to have your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/i-wrote-a-book-on-grace-and-grace-is-a-free-gift-but-to-receive-the/)

[Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/philip-yancey-840_because_i-wrote-a-book-on-grace-and-grace-is-a-f_1769271.png)

> [South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mangosuthu-buthelezi/south-africa-is-blessed-to-have-women-and-men-like-yourselves-who/)

[Mangosuthu Buthelezi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mangosuthu-buthelezi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/mangosuthu-buthelezi-23820_blessed_south-africa-is-blessed-to-have-women-an_1265993.jpg)

> [“With my hands open and my eyes open I just keep hoping that your heart opens. It's not as easy as willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/snow-patrol/with-my-hands-open-and-my-eyes-open-i-just-keep-hoping-that-your/)

[Snow Patrol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/snow-patrol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/snow-patrol-37657_hope_with-my-hands-open-and-my-eyes-open-i-ju_2688909.jpg)

> [Each of us comes into life with fists closed, set for aggressiveness and acquisition. But when we abandon life our hands are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/each-of-us-comes-into-life-with-fists-closed-set-for-aggressiveness/)

[Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/fulton-j-sheen-675_abandon_each-of-us-comes-into-life-with-fists-cl_2853303.png)

> [It depends on education--that holder of the keys which the Almighty hath put into our hands--to open the gates which lead to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-sidney/it-depends-on-education-that-holder-of-the-keys-which-the-almighty/)

[Philip Sidney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-sidney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/philip-sidney-2095_almighty_it-depends-on-education-that-holder-of-t_280069.png)

> [Whatever situation you're in: Send love, place it in God's hands, open your heart to everyone involved - and it will turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/whatever-situation-you-re-in-send-love-place-it-in-god-s-hands-open/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/marianne-williamson-90_freedom_whatever-situation-you-re-in-send-love-p_1183864.png)

> [“We enter the world with fists closed and when we leave, our hands are open. He said I should make full use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debalina-haldar/we-enter-the-world-with-fists-closed-and-when-we-leave-our-hands-are/)

[Debalina Haldar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debalina-haldar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/debalina-haldar-60802_death_we-enter-the-world-with-fists-closed-and_1477628.jpg)

> [Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/starhawk/somewhere-a-circle-of-hands-will-open-to-receive-us-eyes-will-light/)

[Starhawk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/starhawk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/starhawk-3881_be-remembered-by_somewhere-a-circle-of-hands-will-open-to_1691693.jpg)

> [“Now that child reminds me of something our sages taught. When a baby comes into the world, it's hands are clenched, right?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/now-that-child-reminds-me-of-something-our-sages-taught-when-a-baby/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/mitch-albom-187_children_now-that-child-reminds-me-of-something-o_819581.jpg)

> [When you are still young and not yet adult, you want to hold everything in your own hands, but if you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-nouwen/when-you-are-still-young-and-not-yet-adult-you-want-to-hold/)

[Henri Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-nouwen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bde/henri-nouwen-600_able_when-you-are-still-young-and-not-yet-adu_1123676.png)

> [“My father reminds me that according to Midrash - the ever-evolving commentary upon the Hebrew scriptures - when you arrive in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shields/my-father-reminds-me-that-according-to-midrash-the-ever-evolving/)

[David Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/david-shields-8815_bible_my-father-reminds-me-that-according-to-m_1012742.jpg)

> [“Let Go of the Rice In a world that lives like a fist mercy is no more than waking with your hands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-nepo/let-go-of-the-rice-in-a-world-that-lives-like-a-fist-mercy-is-no-more/)

[Mark Nepo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-nepo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/mark-nepo-1670_compassion_let-go-of-the-rice-in-a-world-that-lives_2142881.png)

> [When a baby comes into the world, its hands are clenched, right? Like this?" He made a fist. "Why? Because a baby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-a-baby-comes-into-the-world-its-hands-are-clenched-right-like/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/mitch-albom-187_baby_when-a-baby-comes-into-the-world-its-han_479607.jpg)

> [Take a look at those two open hands of yours. They are tools with which to serve, make friends, and reach out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilferd-peterson/take-a-look-at-those-two-open-hands-of-yours-they-are-tools-with/)

[Wilferd Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilferd-peterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/wilferd-peterson-4878_achievement_take-a-look-at-those-two-open-hands-of-y_690627.jpg)

> [Father Break my heart for what breaks yours Give me open hands and open doors Put your light in my eyes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/father-break-my-heart-for-what-breaks-yours-give-me-open-hands-and/)

[Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/matthew-west-16888_break_father-break-my-heart-for-what-breaks-yo_1602449.jpg)

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    ]
}
```