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blessings Quotes

79 of the best book quotes about blessings
01
“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”
02
“God bless us every one!”
03
“You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.”
04
“The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.”
05
“What seem to us a bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
06
“I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.”
07
“I’m just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that’s the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective.”
08
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
09
“They who have received some portion of God’s gift, these, if judged by their deeds, have from death’s bond won their release; for they embrace in their own mind, all things, things on the earth, things in the heaven, and things above the heaven - if there be aught. They who do not understand, because they possess the aid of reason only and not mind, are ignorant wherefore they have come into being and whereby, like irrational creatures, their makeup is in their feelings and their impulses, they fail in all appreciation of things which really are worth contemplation. These center all their thought upon the pleasures of the body and its appetites.”
10
“But it’s our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there’s a future.”
11
“Work is a blessing. God has so arranged the world that work is necessary, and He gives us hands and strength to do it. The enjoyment of leisure would be nothing if we had only leisure. It is the joy of work well done that enables us to enjoy rest, just as it is the experiences of hunger and thirst that make food and drink such pleasures.”
12
“Let us never forget that such a truth as this cannot be learned by rote as one would learn the facts of physical science. They must be experienced before we can really know them.”
13
“My grandmother India always said God had pointed a finger at our family, asking for just a bit more discipline, more praying, and more hard work because he had blessed us with good health and good brains.”
14
“Blessing is at the end of the road. And that which is at the end of the road influences everything that takes place along the road . . . A joyful end requires a joyful means. Bless the Lord.”
15
“I was blessed with another trait I inherited from my mother: her ability to forget the pain in life. I remember the thing that caused the trauma, but I don’t hold on to the trauma. I never let the memory of something painful prevent me from trying something new.”
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“The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse.”
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“When a man turns a blessing from his door, it falls to them as take it in.”
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“There was ... a dreamy feeling that this child was somehow a message come to him from that far-off life.”
19
“Thus, though it is not every creature that can be blessed (for beasts, trees, stones, and things of that kind have not this capacity), yet that creature which has the capacity cannot be blessed of itself, since it is created out of nothing, but only by Him by whom it has been created.”
20
“God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.”
21
“By what you allow to occupy your mind and mouth, you can either bless your life to great heights of success or send it orbiting into realms of failure, sadness, and discontentment.”
22
“It is a great question among men, whether man can be mortal and blessed.”
23
“When you walk in God’s favor, His blessings will chase you down and overtake you.”
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″... you need to remember that-just as Jesus sped up the winemaking process-God can do in a split second what might otherwise take you many years.”
25
“May you find your Tower ... and breach it, and may you climb to the top!”
26
“Blessings and burdens are not mutually exclusive.”
27
“Silence is the simple stillness of the individual under the Word of God… Silence is nothing else but waiting for God’s Word and coming from God’s Word with a blessing.”
28
“Lord, grant us rest tonight, and if we must be wakeful, cheerful.”
29
“It is a promise of God that when you do the right thing, an even better thing will happen... If you take one step, He’ll take two.”
30
“Because I honor Him, His blessings will chase me down and overtake me. I will be in the right place at the right time. People will go out of their way to be good to me. I am surrounded by God’s favor.”
31
“This is what I was born for. It’s what I’ve lived my life for. I am chosen. I am blessed. And I am happy.”
32
“God will do exceedingly, abundantly above all that I ask or think.”
33
“God, give water in the wilderness, and release streams in the desert. I sprinkle America with the blood of Jesus and pray that the leaders of the nation will be under that covering.”
34
“Sampson, the church cat, had listened to so many sermons about the meek being blessed and everybody really being brothers that he had grown quite frighteningly meek and treated Arthur like a brother.”
35
“Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.”
36
“failure always is a blessing when it forces one to acquire knowledge or to build habits that lead to the achievement of one’s major purpose in life.”
37
“The more we recognize our found blessings, the more they increase around us.”
38
“By taking a keen look at what God promised Abraham and the results of that Word, we can adequately define what it means to be blessed.”
39
“Abraham’s blessing couldn’t have any successful opposition. No one could take what belonged to him without repercussions.”
40
“A blessed man cannot be held captive by the forces of nature, witchcraft, or ancestral entanglements. He wars against them and brings them under his feet.”
41
“A blessed man cannot be held captive by the forces of nature, witchcraft, or ancestral entanglements.”
42
“Let it be a settled fact: It is God’s will to heal you. You have a right to healing as well as forgiveness when you believe. God said: I am the Lord who heals you (Ex. 15:26). If God said this, and God cannot lie, He meant it. What God says is true. So, healing is yours. Healing is part of the gospel and is to be preached throughout all the world and to every creature, to the end of the world (Mark 16:15; Matt. 28:20). Being part of the gospel, the divine blessing of physical healing is for all.”
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“The blessing of God doesn’t recognize what you have or don’t have. It takes your life from where you are and makes meaning out of it.”
44
“It is impossible to boldly claim by faith a blessing which we are not sure God offers, because the blessings of God can be claimed only where the will of God is known, trusted, and acted upon.”
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“The life of a blessed man is a Sovereign Territory fully guarded by the Captain of the Host of Heaven.”
46
“The reward for achievement is a hunger for more, a blessing that lives inside a curse.”
47
“Terah attempted to go into Canaan but settled in another land and died there. Yet, by the power of God’s blessing, Abraham made it.”
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“I am blessed. I am prosperous. I am successful.” “I am victorious. I am talented. I am creative.” “I am wise. I am healthy. I am in shape.” “I am energetic. I am happy. I am positive.” “I am passionate. I am strong. I am confident.” “I am secure. I am beautiful. I am attractive.” “I am valuable. I am free. I am redeemed.” “I am forgiven. I am anointed. I am accepted.” “I am approved. I am prepared. I am qualified.” “I am motivated. I am focused. I am disciplined.” “I am determined. I am patient. I am kind.” “I am generous. I am excellent. I am equipped.” “I am empowered. I am well able.” “I am a child of the Most High God.”
49
“Pay attention to what you’re saying. Are you blessing your life? Or are you cursing it?”
50
“There is something that happens when you are grateful. You continue to receive blessings.”
51
“It is my belief that the House itself loves and blesses equally everything that it has created. Should I try to do the same?”
52
“Mufaro proclaimed to all who would hear him that he was the happiest father in all the land, for he was blessed with two beautiful and worthy daughters- Nyasha, the queen; and Manyara, a servant in the queen’s household.”
53
“Mickey the Milkman dived down to the bottom singing: ‘I’m in the milk and the milk’s in me. God bless milk and God bless me! Then he swam to the top, pouring milk from his cup into batter below”
54
″‘Lord Roland,’ Rockhead growls, ‘is the noblest of souls and a godly man and a great fighter. He is a gift from our Lord, and his guidance is a blessing.‘”
55
″‘Because my price is higher. And so are His expectations of me. I have spoken before of His blessings, Pagan. Now I see the way clear. This is the chance I have been given to repay Him for his loving kindness, without the shedding of blood-”
56
“There is a reality in blessing, which I take baptism to be, primarily. It doesn’t enhance sacredness, but it acknowledges it, and there is a power in that. I have felt it pass through me, so to speak. The sensation is of really knowing a creature, I mean really feeling its mysterious life and your own mysterious life at the same time.”
57
″‘I have heard men talk of the blessings of freedom,’ he said to himself, ‘but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.‘”
58
“It says, ‘Good night, God keep you all the night!’ -- Just what she used to say when we were together. Every night she used to say that to me, and every morning she said, ‘God bless you all the day!’ So you see I am quite safe all the time.”
59
“Bills should be paid cheerfully, all money should be sent forth fearlessly and with a blessing.”
60
“Technology, access, success, power, privilege- this is only a blessing when accompanied by the second of the cardinal virtues: self-restraint.”
61
″‘Oh, thank you indeed, sir,’ said the man with heartfelt gratitude. ‘Bless your noble heart!‘”
62
“When Wolves Run it betides to know, Master Harker,′ he said. ‘And I do bless you. But Time and Tide and Buttered Eggs wait for no man.‘”
63
“Oh! Thank you, God, for a lovely day. And what was the other I had to say? I said “Bless Daddy,” so what can it be? Oh! Now I remember. God bless Me.”
64
“Bless you, my darling children! Now you are united and happy; and now you see what I said from the first, that a little misfortune has done you both good. YOU, Giglio, had you been bred in prosperity, would scarcely have learned to read or write - you would have been idle and extravagant, and could not have been a good king as now you will be. You, Rosalba, would have been so flattered, that your little head might have been turned like Angelica’s, who thought herself too good for Giglio.”
65
“Double born, twice the blessing. Double kids, twice the messing.”
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“The being who is supremely good, hath vouchsafed to stretch out a father’s hand over you. You should lift up your hearts to him, and thank him without delay for the unexpected preservation of your lives.”
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“By earth, moon, and stone, bless this hearth, bless this home.”
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“The problems we face today eventually turn into blessings in the rearview mirror of life.”
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“It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone.”
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“She’s been a blessing to us, and there never was a luckier mistake than what Mrs. Spencer made—if it was luck. I don’t believe it was any such thing. It was Providence, because the Almighty saw we needed her, I reckon.”
Source: Chapter 34, Line 10
71
Perhaps it was because she was so grateful for this blessing that a greater was given her.
Source: Chapter 6, Line 19
72
“Since I had my little piano, I am perfectly satisfied. I only wish we may all keep well and be together, nothing else.”
Source: Chapter 13, Line 55
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“I knew I should be satisfied, if I had a little home, and John, and some dear children like these. I’ve got them all, thank God, and am the happiest woman in the world,” and Meg laid her hand on her tall boy’s head, with a face full of tender and devout content.
Source: Chapter 48, Paragraph 47
74
“Thanks to the influence of M. Morrel, to whom, next to my father, I owe every blessing I enjoy, every difficulty has been removed.”
Source: Chapter 5, Paragraph 30
75
‘Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of Heaven!’
Source: Chapter 31, Line 17
76
It may have been about a month after my sister’s reappearance in the kitchen, when Biddy came to us with a small speckled box containing the whole of her worldly effects, and became a blessing to the household.
Source: Chapter 16, Paragraph 11
77
“I have now concluded, sir,” said Joe, rising from his chair, “and, Pip, I wish you ever well and ever prospering to a greater and a greater height.”
Source: Chapter 27, Paragraph 58
78
“Oh, Joe, you’re an angel. I’ll bless you for this the longest day I live.”
Source: Chapter 9, Paragraph 67
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I’m thankful to the good God and Father of us all I’ve got you back, that’s long-suffering and merciful to them that believe on Him and keep His word, though goodness knows I’m unworthy of it, but if only the worthy ones got His blessings and had His hand to help them over the rough places, there’s few enough would smile here or ever enter into His rest when the long night comes.
Source: Chapter 18, Paragraph 56

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