"Of all things difficult to rule, none were……" — Elisabeth Elliot

"Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections."

— Elisabeth Elliot

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182 Quotes by Elisabeth Elliot

Elisabeth Elliot has 182 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then…
Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on…
Prayer lays hold of God's plan and becomes the link between His will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things…
If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls…
In whatever God does in the course of our lives, he gives us, through the experience, some power to help…
Loneliness comes over us sometimes as a sudden tide. It is one of the terms of our humanness, and, in…
She had the consciousness of being nine-and-twenty to give her some regrets and some apprehensions; she was fully satisfied of…
It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given.…
The world is full of noise. Might we not set ourselves to learn silence, stillness solitude?
All our problems are theological ones, William Temple said. All of them have to do with our relationship to God…
Are you afraid? Remember the "fear nots" of the Bible.
For one who has made thanksgiving the habit of his life, the morning prayer will be, 'Lord, what will you…

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More Affection Quotes

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Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me. — Wystan Hugh Auden
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. — Jane Austen
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. — Jane Austen
I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way… — Richard Bach
The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when… — Michelle Bachelet
There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or… — Lord Acton
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and… — Amelia Barr
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of… — Jane Addams
I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it… — Sarah Bernhardt
I definitely don't think that money can buy you love. It can buy you affection but certainly not love. — George Best
I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

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