Deserving Quotes

196 quotes by 167 authors

The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor. — Dorothy Day
In an ideal world, we would have been orphans. We felt like orphans and we felt deserving of the pity that orphans get, but embarrassingly… — Miranda July
You often say ; I would give , but only to the deserving, The trees in your orchard say not so , nor the flocks… — Khalil Gibran
.. All you know is your parents telling you that you're not deserving, you're not worthy, and no one will ever want you. Believe me,… — Danielle Steel
If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt. — Marcus Aurelius
Meanwhile the 3 a.m. drunks of the world would lay in their beds, trying in vain to sleep, and deserving that rest, if they could… — Charles Bukowski
These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If we are faithful… — Neal A. Maxwell
Tragedy depends on the way you see it. If you chose to be a victim of the world, anything which happens to you will feed… — Paulo Coelho
Every soul is beautiful and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love. — Bryant H. McGill
Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy. Sometimes we don't feel that way because of… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
There are many miracles in the world to be celebrated and, for me, garlic is the most deserving. — Leo Buscaglia
Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using the… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
I do firmly believe that universal forces are at work that pull us inexorably toward the deserving results of our actions. — Robert Ringer
Passion is always a mystery and unaccountable, and unfortunately there is no doubt that life does not spare its purest children; often it is just… — Hermann Hesse
Christianity affirms that Jesus severed the link between suffering and deserving once for all on Calvary. God put the ledgers away and settled the accounts. — Tullian Tchividjian
We are all deserving of love. — Sandra Bullock
If we want to reduce poverty and misery, if we want to give to every deserving individual what is needed for a safe existence of… — Nikola Tesla
Forty is when you actually begin even deserving to be on stage telling people what you think. — Jerry Seinfeld
This industry is all about work, and just because Sundance exposed me to the world, it is my job to stay deserving in that world.… — Gina Rodriguez
The saving love of God is his doing whatever must be done, at great cost to himself, and for the least deserving, so that he… — John Piper

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