Quotes about Guidance
Beware, therefore, lest thou strive too earnestly after some desire which thou hast conceived, without taking counsel of Me; lest haply it repent thee afterwards, and that displease thee which before pleased, and for which thou didst long as for a great good.
— Thomas a Kempis
HE that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, 1 saith the Lord. These are the words of Christ; and they teach us how far we must imitate His life and character, if we seek true illumination, and deliverance from all blindness of heart. Let it be our most earnest study, therefore, to dwell upon the life of Jesus Christ.
— Thomas a Kempis
The fewer there are who follow the way to perfection, the harder that way is to find
— Thomas a Kempis
If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
If you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because he himself is the way.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
I answer that, Each man has an angel guardian appointed to him. This rests upon the fact that the guardianship of angels belongs to the execution of Divine providence concerning men.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Shepherds of the flock should . . . seek the good of their flock, and every ruler the good of the people subject to him.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The holy scriptures as well as the local and General Authorities of the Church provide a safety net of counsel and guidance for the people of the Church.
— James Faust
But instead of telling him what to think, I taught him how to think. He then reached a bold decision about what to do, on his own.
— Clayton M. Christensen
No, she thought, putting together some of the pictures he had cut out - a refrigerator, a mowing machine, a gentleman in evening dress - children never forget. For this reason, it was so important what one said, and what one did, and it was a relief when they went to bed.
— Virginia Woolf
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners
— Laurence Sterne
There's light enough for wot I've got to do.
— Charles Dickens