Surrendering Quotes

89 quotes by 81 authors

The hardest part of being a Christian is surrendering and that is where the real struggle happens. Once we have overcome our own desire to… — Rich Mullins
The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself. — Walter Benjamin
Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For… — Randy Alcorn
We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same… — Paul Hawken
Surrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means… — Paulo Coelho
The word "surrender" is often interpreted as giving up, as weakness, as admitting defeat. Although this is one way to use the word, we will… — David Deida
To have privilege in one or more areas does not mean you are wholly privileged. Surrendering to the acceptance of privilege is difficult, but it… — Roxane Gay
Wearing glasses for reading meant surrendering to old age without the least bit of a fight. — Andrea Camilleri
For ballroom dancing, remember that your partners have their own distinctive styles also. Cultivate flexibility. Be able to adapt your style to that of your… — Fred Astaire
Peace comes not by establishing a calm outward setting so much as by inwardly surrendering to whatever the setting. — Hubert Van Zeller
True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or the… — Dennis Merzel
Allow your softer, more intuitive, and less dominating feminine qualities to rise to the fore, so that you're surrendering rather than dominating, receiving rather than… — Laozi
Many of the Latter-day Saints have surrendered their independence; they have surrendered their free thought, politically, and we have got to get back to where… — Heber J. Grant
By their complying with your request to leave they [the Saints in Clay County] are surrendering some of the dearest rights guaranteed in the Constitution… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Practicing love often means feeling through fear: intentionally opening yourself when you would rather close down, giving yourself when you would rather hide. Love means… — David Deida
Nothing is meaningful except surrendering to love. Do it. — Rumi
Surrendering is not a weakness. At the contrary it is strength. The surrender stops living in boiling water and starts living in a secure place. — Shams Tabrizi
Right now you can allow yourself to experience a very simple sense of not knowing - not knowing what or who you are, not knowing… — Adyashanti
Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms,… — C.S. Lewis
There's great peace in surrendering to principles — Stefan Molyneux

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