Quotes about Neighbor
Love of self without love of God is selfishness; love of neighbor without love of God embraces only those who are pleasing to us, not those who are hateful.
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Once a man ceases to be of service to his neighbor, he begins to be a burden to him.
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Much as we deplore our condition in life, nothing would make us more satisfied with it than the changing of places, for a few days, with our neighbors.
- Phillips Brooks
No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbor.
- St. Augustine
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.
- George Eliot
Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.
- George Eliot
Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.
- St. Augustine
If you would beseech a blessing upon yourself, beware! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at the same time.
- Mark Twain
Meadows trim, with daisies pied, shallow brooks, and rivers wide; Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.
- John Milton
And only as we love God supremely is it possible to love our neighbor impartially.
- Ellen White
Our neighbors are not merely our associates and special friends; they are not simply those who belong to our church, or who think as we do. Our neighbors are the whole human family.
- Ellen White
The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor... Jesus never commanded me to love my religion.
- Barbara Brown Taylor