Quotes About Grace

Whoever falls from God's right hand is caught into His left.

Whom the heart of man shuts out, Sometimes the heart of God takes in.

"You are accepted!" ... accepted by that which is greater than you and the name of which you do not know. Do not ask the name now, perhaps you will know it later. Do not try to do anything, perhaps later you will do much. Do not seek for anything, do not perform anything, do not intend anything. Simply accept the fact that you are accepted.

Christ has made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue.

I thank the goodness and the grace Which on my birth have smiled, And made me, in these Christian days, A happy Christian child.

God has not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God has not promised sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, Grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever.

At certain times of grave national stress, when that rag-bag called the British Constitution is in grave danger of coming unstuck, thank heaven for the big safety-pin at the top that keeps it together.

Ye are fallen from grace.

Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional forms and ceremonies.

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.

Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old.

The Lord is close to those whose hearts are breaking.

As perfume to the flower, so is kindness to speech.

Etiquette-a fancy word for simple kindness.

Kindness is the ability to love people more than they deserve.

Right Now Is the Time to Be Kind You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Give, if thou can, an alms; if not, a sweet and gentle word.

Kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.

God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.