Life-in-a-jar Quote by Irena Sendler Download Open image ““You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.”” — Irena Sendler ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Life-in-a-jar
“If I was drowning you would part the sea And risk your own life to rescue me . . .” — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning you don't ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help.” — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“I always thought that I was a good swimmer, you know? That in a sink or swim situation I would rise to the top.… — Rachel Hayes Copy Share Image
“Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.” — Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 Copy Share Image
“You drown not by falling in the river but by staying submerged in it.” — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore it to him though I drown myself.” — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“They say that when a man is going to drown, when he finally gives up the struggle - it's sort of blissful, for a… — John Hodge Copy Share Image
“The trouble with drowning in the mess of your own life is that you're not in any shape to save anyone else. You can't… — Lisa Wingate Copy Share Image
“Never put your have out to a drowning man. I saw that on an HV special once. If you do, they grab onto you… — May Kauffman Copy Share Image
“You can't always save someone by getting in the water with them. Sometimes, you must lead by example and show them how to get… — Gillian Duce Copy Share Image
Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal. — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“Every child saved with my help is the justification of my existence on this Earth, and not a title to glory.” — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“To save one Jewish child, ten Poles and two Jews had to risk death. To betray that same child and the family that hid… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood. — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning you don't ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help.” — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term ‘hero’ irritates me… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
After World War II, it seemed that humanity understood something, and nothing like that would happen again. Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“We all have to ask ourselves, "What would I have done?". I agree with Wladyslaw Bartofszewski, one of the organizers of ZEGOTA, who said,… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“Every time you walk into church, the first thing you see is a man on a cross. He died to save us-not to give us everything we want-to save us. That's what's so hard to understand. It's not about him answering your prayers-it's about you being like him not matter what happens on this Earth. 'Thy will be done.' There… — Jack Mayer Copy Share
“To save one Jewish child, ten Poles and two Jews had to risk death. To betray that same child and the family that hid… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“We all have to ask ourselves, "What would I have done?". I agree with Wladyslaw Bartofszewski, one of the organizers of ZEGOTA, who said,… — Irena Sendler Copy Share Image
“But it is not so simple as to merely blame the Communists for Poland's state of denial (of World War II atrocities and heroes)Curiously,… — Zofia Zaks Copy Share Image
