Bill Bryson Quotes

O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.

Yes, I have my standpoint, but I try to follow the life of Christ and he was very non-judgmental. It's not my position to judge. It's God's position to judge.

I am a Christian person, and I do love the Lord, and I feel no matter who you are, what you believe, how you live your life, it's not my place to judge. I don't have that power. I don't want that power. It's my place to love and to show God's love to other people, even if they don't live a life like I live.

I do not see my election of 1976 or my defeat in 1980 in the narrow focus of God's will for this specific event. I believe He has a purpose for individual lives as well as for the sweep of human events. He works out those purposes in ways far beyond our understanding. I was His in 1976. I am His in 1980. Now, let's go eat supper.

I am unacquainted with [God’s] designs but I shall not cease to believe in them because I cannot fathom them, and I had rather mistrust my own capacity than his justice.

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

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?

But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with me.

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.

I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent.

We're only here to love God and each other. I'm not saying I've never gotten angry at anyone. I do. But you've got to forgive and move on.

Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.

Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

With trials, you become wiser. You learn more about yourself and the people surrounding you. Me personally, I've never been the type of person to judge anyone over wrongdoing, no matter what it is. I'm just not a judgmental person.

Suffer fools gladly; they may be right.

Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'

I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

The sharpest sword is a word spoken in wrath; the deadliest poison is covetousness ;, the fiercest fire is hatred, ;, the darkest night is ignorance. The greatest gain is to give to others ;, the greatest loss is to greedily receive without gratitude ;, an invulnerable armor is patience ;, the best weapon is wisdom.

I feel really privileged to have gracious and merciless people with a lot of perspective and patience in my life.

I am not given to finding fault, for there are innumerable fools.

True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant.

Has not God borne with you these many years? Be ye tolerant to others.