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Evelyn Underhill Quotes

Evelyn Underhill Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Evelyn Underhill
Type:
Writer
Nationality:
English
Birth year:
1875

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    Adoration is caring for God above all else. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty; for beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    Do not be scrupulous and think it selfish. You are obeying God's call and giving Him the opportunity to teach you what He wants you to know. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    Every minute you are thinking of evil, you might have been thinking of good instead. Refuse to pander to a morbid interest in your own misdeeds. Pick yourself up, be sorry, shake yourself, and go on again. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    God is acting on your soul all the time, whether you have spiritual sensations or not. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    If by losing the spirit of prayer, you mean losing the heavenly sensations of deep devotion, I am afraid that does not matter a scrap. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    Towards my husband, I often fail to show interest in his affairs and amusements, not rousing myself to respond when I'm tired or concerned with other things, forgetting he is very patient with me. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    Try to arrange things so that you can have a reasonable bit of quiet every day. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
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    You don't have to be peculiar to find God. Evelyn-UnderhillEvelyn Underhill