Quotes About Journey

9th August, 1872.—I do most devoutly thank the Lord for His goodness in bringing my men near to this. Three came to-day, and how thankful I am I cannot express. It is well—the men who went with Mr. Stanley came again to me. "Bless the Lord, my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name." Amen.

3rd October, 1871.—I read the whole Bible through four times whilst I was in Manyuema.

With no small satisfaction, the men learnt from the outward-bound caravan that the previous story was a true one, and they were assured that Dr. Livingstone's son with two Englishmen and a quantity of goods had already reached Unyanyembé.

Wearisome waiting, this; and yet the men cannot be here before the middle or end of this month. I have been sorely let and hindered in this journey, but it may have been all for the best. I will trust in Him to whom I commit my way.

It shows us that it is never wise to turn an entirely deaf ear when the report of a disaster comes to hand, because in this instance the main facts were conveyed across country, striking the great arterial caravan route at Unyanyembé, and getting at once into a channel that would ensure the intelligence reaching Zanzibar. On the other hand, false reports never lag on their journey:—how often has Livingstone been killed in former years!

To-day, the 27th April, 1873, he seems to have been almost dying. No entry at all was made in his diary after that which follows, and it must have taxed him to the utmost to write:— "Knocked up quite, and remain—recover—sent to buy milch goats. We are on the banks of the Molilamo." They are the last words that David Livingstone wrote.

I had a strong presentiment during the first three years that I should never live through the enterprise, but it weakened as I came near to the end of the journey, and an eager desire to discover any evidence of the great Moses having visited these parts bound me, spell-bound me, I may say, for if I could bring to light anything to confirm the Sacred Oracles, I should not grudge one whit all the labour expended

14th June, 1872.—On 22nd June Stanley was 100 days gone: he must be in London now.

David Livingstone

It's the only thing that keeps me going these days, travelling. Changes of scene, changes of faces

To some people, there is no noise on earth as exciting as the sound of three or four big fan-jet engines rising in pitch, as the plane they are sitting in swivels at the end of the runway and, straining against its brakes, prepares for takeoff. The very danger in the situation is inseparable from the exhilaration it yields. You are strapped into your seat now, there is no way back, you have delivered yourself into the power of modern technology. You might as well lie back and enjoy it.

You're right on the money with that. We're all like detectives in life. There's something at the end of the trail that we're all looking for.

Always to be pushing out like this, beyond what I know cannot be the limits - what else should a man's life be?

Don't worry about locating your purpose. If you are seeking after God, your purpose will locate you.

God leads every soul by a separate path.

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God's name is Abraxas.

For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought.

It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.

God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven.

Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.

All Religions are vehicles and a path to God's Divine Presence.

I'm just a product of grace that's still in the process; And I don't got to be great because my God is.

Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.

If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.