In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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- Politics are not the task of a Christian. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Action springs not from thought but from a readiness for responsibility. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Our eyes are at fault, that is all. God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- “Music… will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Struggles and challenges are ordinary, it’s how you deal with them that can make you extraordinary. – Shan Fazelbhoy
- We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion. – Max de Pree
- Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive. – Wilbur Wright
- Success in life is a deal struck between settling for less and being willing to give a little more. – Anonymous
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- Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. – William Arthur Ward