Longed Quotes

183 quotes by 166 authors

Evil was necessary because without it free will was impossible, and without free will there could be no growthâ€”no forward movement, no chance for us… — Eben Alexander
When the soul betrays itself and loses the blessed and longed-for fervor, let it carefully investigate the reason for losing it. And let it arm… — John Climacus
Many nights, I longed for home. But it occurred to me as I struggled for a feeling of comfort and safety: I have no idea… — Liz Murray
Hang on the walls of your mind the memory of your successes. Take counsel of your strength, not your weakness. Think of the good jobs… — James Whistler
To gain anything we have longed for is only to discover how vain and empty it is; and even though we are always living in… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Guru Arjun tells us that the truth we seek is within ourselves, and I agree. The answers to many of our greatest desires, needs, and… — Dharma Singh Khalsa
For instance, take this sample: he has imagined a heaven, and has left entirely out of it the supremest of all his delights, the one… — Mark Twain
Religiously, we longed for the lively life in Christ, but we did not fully see that we were equally longing for the lively life of… — Sheldon Vanauken
She longed for cutlasses, pistols, and brandy; she had to make do with coffee, and pencils, and verbs. — Philip Pullman
Occasionally, in times of worry, I've longed to be stylish, but on second thought I say no-just let me be myself-and express rough, yet true… — Vincent Van Gogh
Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I lay me down… — Robert Louis Stevenson
When I'm asked about my work, I try to explain that there is no mystery involved. It is work. But things happen all the time… — Annie Leibovitz
Someone who goes with a half a loaf of bread to a small place that fits like a nest around him, someone who wants no… — Rumi
I longed to be a flame of fire continually glowing in the divine service and building up of Christ's kingdom to my last and dying… — David Brainerd
The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future too, with hope in it.… — Frederick Douglass
The Lord, before His Incarnation, let mankind experience all the bitterness of sin, all their powerlessness to eradicate it; and when all longed for a… — John of Kronstadt
We conquer ourselves by learning patience, for she gives to us our longed for victory only in the surrender of self. — Guy Finley
The death of Jesus was the opening and the emptying of the full heart of God; it was the outgushing of that ocean of infinite… — Octavius Winslow
In my lowest moments, when I genuinely longed for death, I knew that Jesus would walk with me through that valley as well. — Mel White
Yet there were times when he did love her with all the kindness she demanded, and how was she to know what were those times?… — Pearl S. Buck

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