Julien Green Quotes

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

Sanctification costs to the extent of "an intense narrowing of all our interests on earth and an immense broadening of all our interests in God.

God is far more interested in what you are than who you are.

Every man, however little, makes a figure in his own eyes.

And if someone felt that his life had been an utter failure, and that he himself was only one among millions of wholly unimportant people who could be replaced as easily as broken windowpanes, he would go and pour out his heart to Momo. And, even as he spoke, he would come to realize by some mysterious means that he was absolutely wrong: that there was only one person like himself in the whole world, and that, consequently, he mattered to the world in his own particular way. Such was Momo's talent for listening.

Every individual matters and has a role to play in this life on Earth.

My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.

All that Our Lord heeds in a man's life is the relationship of worth to His Father.

Meet the most important living person! That person is you.

One drop of Christ's blood is worth more than heaven and earth.

Lord, I feel so small sometimes in this great big old world. Yeah, I know there are more important things. But don't forget to remember me.

My pigment is of the earth, and collecting my sacred fire from my solar plexus with the central sun of the earth.

Each individual person is very important. Each person has tremendous potential. She or he alone can influence the lives of others within the communities, nations, within and beyond her or his own time.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

The evolution of the universe depends on the participation of each and every person. . . From your soul's perspective, you are as great an addition to the world as Mahatma Gandhi or Mother Teresa, and subtracting you from the cosmic equation would be just as great a loss. The most exquisite silk remains intact if you pull out a thread, but the snag will show.

God is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you construct for yourself, or that others construct for you. Rather, He is interested in you, the you who suffers, the you who inflicts suffering on others, the you who hides, the you who has bad days (and good ones). And He meets you where you are.

I can't even imagine going through life without my relationship with Jesus. So much of it is me relying on Him and me needing Him, not just in those crazy circumstances but in the day-to-day activities.

Knowledge about God is of two kinds, direct and indirect. Indirectly we can read scriptures, listen to sermons, consult authorities, and from these sources build a reasonable case that God exists. But such a God transmits no love to Earth. Therefore nothing substitutes for gyana, which is direct knowledge of the divine. Instead of having thoughts about God, you share God's own thoughts. Her thoughts can only be about Herself.

When a person feels disposed to over estimate his own importance, let him remember that mankind got along very well before his birth, and that in all probability they will they will get along very well after his death.

When the spirit most closely approaches the physical earth, then we have the perception of fragrance.

All nature is the temple; earth the altar.

Positions and titles mean absolutely nothing. They're just adornments; they don't represent the substance of anybody. Every person and every job is worth as much as any other person and any other job.

According to ancient mythology, trees link the Earth to the sky. In this respect trees link humans to another world.

One single soul saved shall outlive and outweigh all the kingdoms of the world.

Actions in heaven begin when someone prays on earth. What an amazing thought!