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Quotations about Compassion Compassion is the chief law of human existence. ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. ~ Phil Jackson Compassion is not just feeling with someone, but seeking to change the situation. Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are goint to be compassionate, be prepared for action! ~ Desmond Tutu Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~ Albert Schweitzer When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do. ~ Rachel Naomi Remen Compassion is silent but does not remain secluded. It goes out at the sight of trouble, sin, and need. ~ E. M. Bounds The dew of compassion i s a tear. ~ Lord Byron Honesty without compassion and understanding is not honesty, but subtle hostility. ~ Rose N. Franzblau Compassion for others begins wit...

Sayings about Angles If Jesus Christ comes to help me, I laugh at the angels . ~ Russian Proverb Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death. ~ Jewish Proverb Crime is cunning; it puts an angel in front of every devil. ~ German Proverb Young angel , old devil. ~ German Proverb When the angels appear, the devils run away. ~ Egyptian Proverb Ugliness is the only guardian angel a woman has. ~ Yiddish Proverb Nowadays you have to go to heaven to meet an angel . ~ Polish Proverb Street angel , house devil. ~ German Proverb Quotations about Angles I … believe that angels , or something like them, sometimes live among us, hidden within our fellow human beings. ~ John Perry Barlow Music is well said to be the speech of angels . ~ Thomas Carlyle I believe we are free, within limits, and yet there is an unseen hand, a guiding angel , that somehow, like a submerged propeller, drives us on. ~ Rabindranath Tagore Death is terrible, tho’ borne on angels ’ wings! ~ ...

Sayings about Creation Creation is continuous. ~ Native American Proverb God did not create hurry. ~ Finnish Proverb For our sins God has created three enemies for us: mice in the house, the fox in the mountains, and a priest in our village. ~ South American Proverb God created a world full of little worlds. ~ Yiddish Proverb God wanted to punish mankind, so he created lawyers. ~ Russian Proverb God created women and women created the hearth. ~ Kurdish Proverb Since love departs at dawn, create , O God, a night that has no morn. ~ Indian Proverb Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank Him for not giving it wings. ~ Ethiopian Proverb Man was created in a hurry. ~ Islamic Proverb God is not without sins: He created the world. ~ Bulgarian Proverb Quotations about Creation A wonder it must be, that there should be any man found so stupid as to persuade himself that this most beautiful world could be produced by the fortuitous concourse of a...

Sayings about Church  A good example is like a bell that calls many to church . ~ Danish Proverb He that has the luck leads the bride to church . ~ Dutch Proverb The church is near, but the way is icy. ~ Ukrainian Proverb No church without a sermon. ~ Czech Proverb In church , in the taverns, and in coffins all men are equal. ~ Polish Proverb In the visible church the true Christians are invisible. ~ German Proverb Where God builds a church , the devil builds a chapel. ~ German Proverb He who doesn’t know the church worships the stove. ~ Czech Proverb When the goat goes to church , he does not stop till he gets to the altar. ~ Irish Proverb He who is near the Church is often far from God. ~ French Proverb All are not saints who go to church . ~ Italian Proverb In small churches , small saints are big. ~ Slovenian Proverb Who is forced to go to church will not pray. ~ Slovenian Proverb A church without a leader is prey for the devil. ~ Georgian Pr...

Sayings about Faith He who lost his faith , has nothing more to lose. ~ Spanish Proverb Who doesn't keep faith with God won't keep it with men. ~ Dutch Proverb Faith keeps the world going. ~ Indian Proverb The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith . ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb Have faith -- God calls forth life even from eggs. ~ Indian Proverb Weave in faith and God will find the thread. ~ Traditional Proverb Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body. ~ Sufi Proverb Faith and dishonesty are other words for uselessness. ~ Chinese Proverb Only believe in the faith of a woman as you would believe in miracles. ~ German Proverb Faith will move mountains. ~ Traditional Proverb The priest's friend loses his faith , the doctor's his health, and the lawyer's his fortune. ~ Italian Proverb There are no miracles for those that have no faith in them. ~ French Proverb A person consi...

Sayings on Blesseng The blessing of having many children has never broken a man's roof. ~ Romanian Proverb Prayers go up and blessings come down. ~ Yiddish Proverb May God bless you to live as long as you want to; and want to as long as you live! ~ Scottish Proverb Old age is not a blessing . ~ Russian Proverb Whoever gossips about his relatives has no luck and no blessing . ~ Dutch Proverb Good health and good sense are two great blessings . ~ Latin Proverb A visitor comes with ten blessings , eats one, and leaves nine. ~ Iranian Proverb Blessed are those who can please themselves. ~ Zulu Proverb He is a friend when you sneeze -- all he says is "God bless you. ~ Italian Proverb Haste has no blessing . ~ Swahili Proverb Great blessings come from heaven; small blessings come from man. ~ Chinese Proverb God bless him who pays visits -- short visits. ~ Arabian Proverb When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing . ~ Traditional Proverb One...

Sayings about Priests A priest blesses his own bread first. ~ Greek Proverb Talk to a priest and die a thousand deaths. ~ Thai Proverb If the doctor is fasting it is bad for the priest . ~ Spanish Proverb Get married and you will be happy for a week; slaughter a pig and you will be happy for a month; become a priest and you will be happy for the rest of your life. ~ Polish Proverb Presents make women affable, priests indulgent, and the law crooked. ~ Danish Proverb Honor goes to God; the priests get the bacon. ~ Russian Proverb Priest on the outside, Satan on the inside. ~ Armenian Proverb For our sins God has created three enemies for us: mice in the house, the fox in the mountains, and a priest in our village. ~ South American Proverb How good at combing is the bald priest. ~ Japanese Proverb Wars are caused by women and priests . ~ Czech Proverb Priests and road signs show you the way but don't go with you. ~ German Proverb Son of a priest , gra...

Sayings about God When the thief has stolen from a thief, God laughs in heaven.  ~ Armenian Proverb You have to believe in gods to see them. ~ Hopi Indian Proverb When two poor men help each other, God laughs. ~ Walloon Proverb When men speak of the future, the gods laugh. ~ Chinese Proverb When God wants to please a poor man, He lets him lose his donkey and then helps him find it again. ~ Turkish Proverb Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods . ~ Japanese Proverb The gods just laugh when men pray to them for wealth. ~ Japanese Proverb Only God helps the badly dressed. ~ Spanish Proverb If God sends you down a stony path, may he give you strong shoes. ~ Irish Proverb I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~ Mexican Proverb Help yourself and God will help you. ~ Dutch Proverb He who doesn't speak will get no help from God. ~ Mexican Proverb God’s help is nearer than the door. ~ Irish Proverb ...

Sayings about Miracles A cask of wine works more miracles than a church full of saints. ~ Italian Proverb Only believe in the faith of a woman as you would believe in miracles . ~ German Proverb A good religion does not need miracles . ~ Japanese Proverb There are no miracles for those that have no faith in them. ~ French Proverb Hope for miracles , but don't rely on one. ~ Yiddish Proverb You recognize the saint by his miracle. ~ French Proverb At home saints never perform miracles . ~ Brazilian Proverb Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles . ~ Arabian Proverb The sheik's miracles are those of his own telling. ~ Turkish Proverb Quotations about Miracles Out of difficulties grow miracles . ~ Jean De La Bruyere Miracles are like pills which must be swallowed whole without chewing. ~ Samuel Harris Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. ~ St. Augustine Miracles sometimes occur, but one ...

Sayings about Prayers The fewer the words, the better the  prayer . ~ German Proverb Most people like short prayers and long sausages. ~ German Proverb A pack of cards is the devil's  prayer  book. ~ German Proverb He who prays a lot is afraid of something. ~ South American Proverb Prayers  go up and blessings come down. ~ Yiddish Proverb If you pray for another, you will be helped yourself. ~ Yiddish Proverb Prayer only from the mouth is no prayer. ~ Jamaican Proverb Patience is the most beautiful prayer . ~ Indian Proverb Pray to God, but hammer away. ~ Spanish Proverb Don't say amen to an unacceptable prayer . ~ Turkish Proverb The family that prays together stays together. ~ Traditional Proverb One sin is too much, a hundred prayers are not enough. ~ Iranian Proverb Pray for revenge, and God will turn a deaf ear. ~ Russian Proverb Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man --and after that, pray...