Amazing Quotes

Here is a list, (I'll try to keep it fairly short!) of some quotes from my favorite authors- C.S. Lewis, Corrie Ten Boom and J.R.R. Tolkien. I'll include the links to any online sources I use so that you can find even more amazing quotes. Enjoy!




“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.” -C.S. Lewis


"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing." -C.S. Lewis


"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'" -C.S. Lewis


"When Christ died, he died for you individually just as much as if you had been the only person in the world." -C.S. Lewis


"In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough." -C.S. Lewis


"If God forgives us we must forgive ourselves otherwise its like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than him." -C.S. Lewis





“God takes our sins – the past, present, and future, and dumps them in the sea and puts up a sign that says NO FISHING ALLOWED.” -Corrie Ten Boom



“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” -Corrie Ten Boom



“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” -Corrie Ten Boom






“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.”-Corrie Ten Boom






“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” –J.R.R. Tolkien






“If most of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold it would be a merrier world.” –J.R.R. Tolkien






“I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay, small acts of kindness and love.” –J.R.R. Tolkien






“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no telling where you might be swept off to.” –J.R.R. Tolkien


Sources:


https://www.deseretnews.com/top/817/0/Top-100-CS-Lewis-quotes-.html


https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/inspiring-quotes/40-powerful-quotes-from-corrie-ten-boom.html


https://www.skipprichard.com/32-tolkien-quotes-for-hobbit-day-and-your-next-adventure/