Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 quotes from William Blake

32 quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 other quotes from Franz Grillparzer

6 other quotes from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 more quotes from Storm Jameson

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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 other wisdom & wit from Victor Hugo

73 other wisdom & wit from Victor Hugo