Our blunders mostly come from letting our wishes interpret our duties

Quote by Alexander MacLaren

Topics: Duty Quotes, Wishes Quotes

That which of all things unfits man for the reception of Christ as a Saviour,...

That which of all things unfits man for the reception of Christ as a Saviour,...

Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures...

Ah, there is nothing more beautiful than the difference between the thought about sinful creatures...

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of...

Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of...

The best proof of love is trust

The best proof of love is trust

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

I believe love produces a certain flowering of the whole personality which nothing else can...

I believe love produces a certain flowering of the whole personality which nothing else can...

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt....

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt....

Love at first sight isn't something that's impossible. But when you can truly love someone,...

Love at first sight isn't something that's impossible. But when you can truly love someone,...

Love is a better teacher than duty.

Love is a better teacher than duty.

People react to fear, not love- they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

People react to fear, not love- they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

Great loves too must be endured

Great loves too must be endured

I was going to get an abortion the other day. I totally wanted an abortion....

I was going to get an abortion the other day. I totally wanted an abortion....

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves...

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves...

I wish I had never known you. I was happy before even when you were...

I wish I had never known you. I was happy before even when you were...

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better

Love is the essence of human experience and emotion. It is at the root of...

Love is the essence of human experience and emotion. It is at the root of...

Love the whole world as a mother lovers her only child.

Love the whole world as a mother lovers her only child.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...