Henri Nouwen Quotes

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.

We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves.

Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.

Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it?

The loving parts of your personality have no trouble loving. That is all they do. You experience the loving parts of as gratitude, appreciation, caring, patience, contentment and awe of life.

Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

I do understand how hate eats at the soul and how to purge yourself of hate.

To spread love, healing, peace, and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up.

I don't believe revenge is part of my agenda. I'm a firm believer that, just like hate spreads hate, love and kindness spread love and kindness.

We are in this world to learn and embody compassion and love.

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness.

Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the example of your life and glorify God in Heaven.

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

At this point in my life I'd like to live as if only love mattered.