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Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Changes Gratitude Joy Memory Tranquil

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God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Created Envy God Hatred Judges Love Out Satan Them Things Truth

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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Abandon Account Claim Enables Enemy Essence Future Head High Himself His Hold Hope Inspiration Man Optimism Others Present Resigned Source Takes Vitality Where

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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Along Board Corridor Direction Other Running Train Use Wrong You

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It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: About Alternatives Always Between Bring Characteristic Chosen Decide Decision Excellence Forced Fore He Issues Make Man Momentous Strong Strong Man Them Themselves Weak

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We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Learn Less Light More Must Omit People Regard Suffer

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One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Act Better Hundred Obedience Sermons Than

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It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: About Advantage Alternatives Always Between Bring Clear Crucial Decide Form Nature Opinion Out Own People Questions Strong Strong People Them Weak

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To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Allegiance Christ Cross Endure Exclusive Fruit Jesus Jesus Christ Suffering Tragedy Which

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The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Topics: Children Kind Leaves Moral Society Test Ultimate World

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Theologian

Born: February 4th, 1906

Died: April 9th, 1945

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