Quotes by dutch authors

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come. Henri Nouwen
Positive Life Love Today Smile Anger Peace Trust Healing Words World Will Face Say Bit Must Someone Bear Come Real Go Questions Offer Did Forgive Sow Fruits Little Little Bit Many Resentment Let Go Now Bring Here
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom
Today Strength Tomorrow Sympathy Worry Sorrow Empty Does
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Desiderius Erasmus
Man King Kingdom Blind
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. Vincent Van Gogh
Great Together Small Things Great Things Brought Small Done Series Things
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. Corrie Ten Boom
Future God Trust Unknown Never Known Afraid
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares. Henri Nouwen
Friendship Grief Healing Confusion Not Knowing Despair Cares Bereavement Stay Silent Hour Knowing Friend Curing Us Moment Who Tolerate Who Cares
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity. Henri Nouwen
Day Welcome Celebrate Humanity Joy Will Our See More Only Open Shared Feel New Sorrow New Friends Surprise Hear New Place Friends Expect Hearts Afraid Where Holds Whether Place Us Fully Each Each Day Receive
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh
You Will Say Silenced Voice Within Hear Cannot Then Means Paint
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Vincent Van Gogh
Day Think Alive More Colored Than Often Night
Using social media to hurt and destroy is callous, acted out by cowards hiding behind computers. My advice is to ignore negativity. Focus on the love around. Martin Garrix
Love Hurt Social Media Focus Advice Cowards Negativity Destroy Hiding Out Computers Callous Around Behind Social Acted Ignore Using Media
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. Henri Nouwen
Friendship Giving Advice Pain Honestly Our Our Lives Those Ourselves Solutions Find Wounds Touch Rather Tender Share Instead Most Hand Cures Person Often Which Warm Ask Us Means Who Chosen Lives
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh
Nature Me Nothing Stars Sight Dream Part Know Makes Any Certainty
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. Vincent Van Gogh
Dangerous Fishermen Dangers Remaining Never Know Terrible Storm Ashore Sea Reason Found Sufficient
If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend. Henri Nouwen
Love Great True Friend Love Is Enemy Fear Intimacy Great Enemy True Friend
One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal. Henri Nouwen
Hurt Conflict Words Unity Find Divide Main Heal Tasks Create Theology Unite
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. Corrie Ten Boom
You Trust Dark Engineer Sit Through Throw Ticket Still Off Jump Train Goes Gets Tunnel Away
I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed. Vincent Van Gogh
God Faith Shall Am Still Being Want Succeed Far Help
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. Vincent Van Gogh
Love Strength Love Is Lies True Performs Well True Strength Accomplish Done Loves Much Many Therein Whosoever Things
Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. Corrie Ten Boom
Future Memories Key Past
Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding. Corrie Ten Boom
God Never Call Discernment
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing. Vincent Van Gogh
Great Will Everything Pencil Drawing Rise Shall Spite Take Go Discouragement Up Which Again Forsaken
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke. Vincent Van Gogh
Great Fire Our See Only No-One Himself Smoke Passers-By Hearts May Warm Ever
When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars. Vincent Van Gogh
Religion Word Stars Say Out Shall Terrible Go Then Paint Need
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza
War Confidence Justice Peace Mind Disposition State Virtue Benevolence Absence
Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God in view in all of life, not just in the moments we set aside for worship or spiritual disciplines. Not just in the moments when life seems easy. Henri Nouwen
Life God Spiritual Gratitude World Perspective Nothing Our Worship Easy Seems Remembering Puts Perhaps Make Disciplines Selves Than Just Movement Little Aside Us View Moments Helps Larger Set
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent Van Gogh
Life Strength Heart Fighting Difficult Difficulties More More And More Developed Advance Becomes Inmost
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