Quotes about Reflection
Having an attitude of thankfulness in all of life's circumstances will help you react as old Matthew Henry did when he was mugged. He wrote in his diary, "Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed." I wonder if I could be that thankful!
— Billy Graham
We must do our best to answer—with gentleness and respect—any question we're asked, even if we think it isn't sincere or is only meant to put us on the spot. But the most important thing we can do is to show by our life and love that Jesus is real. Our actions often speak far louder than our words. Do others see Christ in you, both in what you say and in what you do?
— Billy Graham
We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.
— Billy Graham
A little wine sometimes, that's all. Spirits are bad. Alcohol wrong. Herb does grow.
— Bob Marley
Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold...
— Bob Marley
The beauty of love. The love of beauty. The greener you are, the wiser you will be.
— Bob Marley
My home is in my head.
— Bob Marley
You can't run away from yourself !!
— Bob Marley
Learn how to collect manna for yourself. Christians who rely on a weekly sermon to feed themselves are probably malnourished.
— Bob Sorge
My experience with them, as well as with other events in my life, convince me that the thing to do, when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing, and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.
— Booker T. Washington
as I reflected upon the matter, I discovered that these authors, in their books, were, after all merely making use of their own experiences or expressing ideas which they had worked out in actual life, and that to make use of their language and ideas was merely to get life second hand.
— Booker T. Washington
Perhaps the most valuable thing that I got out of my second year was an understanding of the use and value of the Bible.
— Booker T. Washington