Frederick William Faber Quotes

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.

If I get to the end of my life, if I die, and I find out religion is one big lie, I still won't regret it because it's helped me to live a better life, to be a better person, to care about people, to believe in forgiveness, to believe in hope.

Your greatness is measured by your kindness.

In the end only kindness matters.

Kindness nobler ever than revenge.

I prefer to make a mistake because I am too kind than to perform miracles without any kindness.

A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship.

Holiness grows so fast where there is kindness. The world is lost for want of sweetness and kindness. Do not forget we need each other.

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

I choose kindness... I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me

It is mercy, not justice or courage or even heroism, that alone can defeat evil.

Instead of attacking people, we need to love people. It lights a fire under me because it's a reminder of why we need the Gospel. Our hearts are so corrupt.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

Why does God endow us with compassion?

When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

God forgives us... who am I not to forgive?

Being Christlike guarantees that you'll have the most important friend of all: the Savior. He knows what it's like to be misunderstood, lonely, and rejected.

Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

I like to think that I'm trying to choose love over most things, but that's my choice.

I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.

As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbor's soul must break all precept. All that we do is a means to an end, but love is an end in itself, because God is love.

Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!

This idea of compassion comes to us because we're made in the image of God, who is ultimately the compassionate one.