Kent Nerburn Quotes

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• It is much easier to become a father than to be one.
• ...Good leaders wait to be called and they give up their power when they are no longer needed. Selfish men and fools put themselves first…
• Until you have a son of your own . . . you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the…
• Life is an endlessly creative experience, and we are shaping ourselves at every moment by every decision we make.
• Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.
• Money is central to our lives. Yet money is not of central importance. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the lasting values that make…
• Great joys make us love the world. Great sadnesses make us understand the world.
• We must find a way to replace yearning for what life has withheld from us with gratitude for what we have been given.
• Remember that you don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into…
• Love has its own time, its own season, and its own reasons from coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it or reason…
• We are born male. We must learn to be men. Remember, strength is a force. It is an attribute of the heart. Its opposite is…
• In a perfect world perhaps we would all see more clearly. But this is not a perfect world, and it is enough to hope that…
• Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of…
• The human being is a surprisingly resilient organism. We are impelled toward health not sickness. Your spirit, as surely as your body, will try to…
• When you are here, you are here. When you are gone, you are gone. It isn't a problem to be gone, so long as you…
• It is not our task to judge the worthiness of our path; it is our task to walk our path with worthiness.
• Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.
• Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others…
• We may not all live holy lives, but we live in a world alive with holy moments.
• That is why we need to travel. If we don't offer ourself to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose…

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