Quotes about Resignation

Time brought resignation and a melancholy sweeter than common joy.

because I knew there was a good chance it was going to end up getting me killed. But at this point, I no longer cared.

I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top.

He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." Matthew 26:39

As life hits us head-on we can respond with resentment, resignation, acceptance, or welcome. We are the living examples of our responses.

We often say, "I am not very happy. I am not content with the way my life is going. I am not really joyful or peaceful. But I don't know how things can be different, and I guess I have to be realistic and accept my life as it is." It is this mood of resignation that prevents us from actively naming our reality, articulating our experience, and moving more deeply into the life of the Spirit.

I need no longer always manage and muster support for my "cause."

When the subject has refused allegiance and the officer has resigned his office, then the revolution is accomplished.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this.

Gratitude works its magic by serving as an antidote to negative emotions. It's like white blood cells for the soul, protecting us from cynicism, entitlement, anger, and resignation.