Dohnavur Tamil Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes in Dohnavur we, who dearly love the little children about us (and the older ones too), have looked up from some engrossing work to see a child beside us, waiting quietly. And when, with a welcoming hand held out, to the Tamil "I have come," we have asked "For what?" thinking, perhaps, of something to be confessed, or wanted, the answer has come back, "Just to love you." So do we come, Lord Jesus; we have no service to offer now; we do not come to ask for anything not even for guidance. We come just to love Thee. — Amy Carmichael

If you improve your health or your relationships or your professional knowledge only 1% each day, after one month this will amount to a 30% increase. After one year this will amount to a 365% increase. By devoting yourself to continuous improvement and excellence in minor ways each day, your life really can transform. — Robin S. Sharma

A thoughtless citizen of a democracy is a delinquent citizen of a democracy, — Leon Wieseltier

I know for an absolute fact that if I ate a meal at one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants, I would be able to taste his anger. — John Cheese

Maybe that sounds a bit pretentious, but I think life experience is always more important than technical knowledge. — Roger Deakins

If we truly believe and understand how omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent God is, we should know He is better equipped to lead our life than we are. — Tiffany L. Jackson

Closing one's eyes when praying doesn't increase the odds of the prayer being answered. It merely decreases the odds of being distracted. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

They lie those that say I lost the moon,
those that prophesized my fate of sand,
they assert so many things with cold tongues:
they wish to ban the flower of the universe. — Pablo Neruda

Ome INSIDE is home shining brightly above all homes in physical world. — Christina Westover

Rhythm and timing are the two things which we all must have, yet no one knows how to teach either. — Bobby Jones

In fact ants, to cite just one example, work unselfishly for the community; we humans sometimes do not look good by comparison. We are supposed to be higher beings, so we must act according to our higher selves. — Dalai Lama XIV

You ever hear of Little Christmas?" he asked her. "'Course," she said. "January sixth." "Nobody remembers it anymore." "Meant something in my time," she said. "My old man's too." Her voice picked up a tone of distracted pity. "Not yours, though." "Not mine," Bob agreed and felt a trapped — Dennis Lehane

I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it. — Ziggy Marley

He gripped her shoulders determinedly. 'I should've told you this earlier, Jordan. Now that I've got my chance, you're going to hear it whether you like it or not. You came into my life and messed the whole thing up and now I'm screwed. Because I'm in love with you. As in balls-out, head-over-heels, watching-Dancing-with-the-Stars-on-Monday-nights, wine-and-bubble-bath kind of love. Hell, I think I'd even wear a scarf indoors for you. — Julie James