Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Corrie Ten Boom Author

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Netherlands
  • Born: Apr 15, 1892
  • Died: Apr 15, 1983

Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who, along with her father and other family members, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II and was imprisoned for it. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, describes the ordeal.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. the future, God & trust

Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding. God

Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear. fear

Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. the future

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. strength & sympathy

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. forgiveness

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. trust

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 thoughts from Dave Barry

27 thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill

74 other quotes from Winston Churchill