Quotes about Relationships

forgiveness is an altogether different thing from trust or respect. Forgiveness is about the past. Trust and respect are about the future. Forgiveness will be in the hands of others and can be given to you, but trust and respect are in your own hands … and must be earned.

we are always and forever influenced by those with whom we associate. If a man keeps company with those who curse and complain—he will soon find curses and complaints flowing like a river from his own mouth. If he spends his days with the lazy—those seeking handouts—he will soon find his finances in disarray. Many of our sorrows can be traced to relationships with the wrong people.

There is a thin thread that weaves from only you to hundreds of thousands of lives

I will seek wisdom. I will choose my friends with care.

The longer you've known someone- the more history there is between you- the longer it will take to establish in their mind that you have truly changed. Remember, forgiveness is an altogether different thing from trust or respect. Forgiveness is about the past. Trust and respect are about the future. Forgiveness will be in the hands of others and cna be given to you, but trust and respect are in your own hands and must be earned.

Relationships are built on small, consistent deposits of time. You can't cram for what's most important. If you want to connect with your kids, you've got to be available consistently, not randomly.

After all, it takes a lot of planning to marry the wrong person.

That would hurt the one I love the most.

When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.

The roots of envy always run deeper and wider than the relationship in which it surfaces.

Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity.

The people closest to you routinely catch the flak thrown off by the explosive stuff you normally work so hard to keep hidden.