Thought-Provoking Quotes to Inspire You

“God knows how to wait, dynamically; everybody else is in a hurry. Some things cannot be forced but they must unfold, sending their tendrils deep into the heart of life, gathering strength and power with the unfolding days.”

—Howard Thurman, theologian

“Certainly there was an Eden…. We all long for it, and we are constantly glimpsing it.”

—J.R.R. Tolkien, author

“Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes—every form of animate or inanimate existence leaves its impress upon the soul of man.”

—Orison Swett Marden, author

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” 

—Rabindranath Tagore, writer

“In everything, whether it is a thing sensed or a thing known, God himself is hidden within.” 

—St. Bonaventure

“When God threw me, a pebble, into this wondrous lake I disturbed its surface with countless circles. But when I reached the depths I became very still.” 

—Kahlil Gibran, poet

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