quotations about blessings
To heal divisions, to relieve th' oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.
HOMER
The Odyssey
Blessings are not valued till they are gone.
THOMAS FULLER
Gnomologia
And when you are desirous to be bless'd,
I'll blessing beg of you.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Hamlet
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
BIBLE
James 3:10
Like a led Victim, to my Death I'll go,
And, dying, bless the Hand that gave the Blow.
JOHN DRYDEN
The Spanish Friar
Blessed are the valiant that have lived in the Lord.
THOMAS CARLYLE
Cromwell's Letters and Speeches
Nothing is blessed in every respect.
HORACE
Odes
My blessings have banished fear.
OVID
Metamorphoses
Bless me in this life with but peace of my conscience, command of my affections, the love of Thyself and my dearest friends, and I shall be happy enough to pity Caesar.
THOMAS BROWNE
Religio Medici
A pack of blessings lights upon thy back.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Romeo and Juliet
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
JESUS
Matthew 23:39
A double blessing is a double grace.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Hamlet
The ripples of the kind heart are the highest blessings of the Universe.
AMIT RAY
Yoga and Vipassana
Come what may, I have been blessed.
LORD BYRON
The Giaour
Oh lord, I've come to receive my blessing
Patiently awaiting for the harvest is nigh
JOHN P. KEE
"Harvest"
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself.
BARUCH SPINOZA
Ethics
Blessings are like building blocks. They do not stand alone, but instead build upon one another. Often it is the smaller blessings, that we do not recognize, that are the true foundation for the greater blessings to come.
SHAWN MURPHY
A Bold Faith Study Guide
Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.
ROY T. BENNETT
The Light in the Heart
In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.
ANTHON ST. MAARTEN
Divine Living