Quotes about Connection
Fishermen, hunters, woodchoppers, and others, spending their lives in the fields and woods, in a peculiar sense a part of Nature themselves, are often in a more favorable mood for observing her, in the intervals of their pursuits, than philosophers or poets even, who approach her with expectation.
— Henry David Thoreau
I doubted if the near neighborhood of man was not essential to a serene and healthy life.
— Henry David Thoreau
Your religion is where your love is.
— Henry David Thoreau
There are far too many people who settle for practicing a sterile religion rather than enjoying a growing, vibrant, personal relationship with the living God.
— Henry Blackaby
This father always relates to his children in perfect love. This father is never absent. He is never disinterested. He is never preoccupied. He is never unable to respond to a need.
— Henry Blackaby
Your relationship to God is the single most important aspect of your life. If that is not in order, nothing else will be.
— Henry Blackaby
The lesson for Joshua was clear: walking with God was not about a method; it was about a relationship. Earlier
— Henry Blackaby
Christianity is an intimate, growing relationship with the person of Jesus Christ. It is not a set of doctrines to believe, habits to practice, or sins to avoid. Every activity God commands is intended to enhance His love relationship with His people.
— Henry Blackaby
Don't settle for a religious life that lacks a vital relationship with Jesus Christ. When God is present, the difference will be obvious.
— Henry Blackaby
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
— Herman Melville
Will you, or will you not, quit me?' I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him. 'I would prefer not to quit you', he replied, gently emphasizing the not.
— Herman Melville
Oh, thou clear spirit, of thy fire thou madest me, and like a true child of fire, I breathe it back to thee.
— Herman Melville