Quotes about Boundaries

You will never change what you tolerate.

The truth is that whenever a fence is removed, it's wise to ask why it was put there in the first place.

The Bible isn't interested in whether we believe in God or not. It assumes that everyone more or less does. What it is interested in is the response we have to him: Will we let God be as he is, majestic and holy, vast and wondrous, or will we always be trying to whittle him down to the size of our small minds, insist on confining him within the boundaries we are comfortable with, refuse to think of him other than in images that are convenient to our lifestyle?

Most relationship issues are solved with one thing: setting boundaries. See the problem for what it is, set a boundary, and follow through despite how hard the person tries to break the boundary and how much it hurts to hold fast.

People will try to squeeze you into what they're used to, into what they think. Take advice, listen to counsel, but you may have to disappoint a few people to reach your destiny.

Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route.

Nobody gets the right to keep you in a pit.

Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.

We cannot control how others feel and react. Even though we should understand feelings, there are some things that are out of our control, and some decisions we can only make for ourselves.

I fear the name of friendship is often degraded to a kind of intimacy that has nothing of real friendship in it.

In India, I learned a proverb that may seem somewhat heartless: "The tears of strangers are only water." It means we are obligated to help only our own; if others have a problem, we wish them well, but it's their problem.

Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.