Wisdom Quote by Madeleine L'Engle — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Death is contagious; it is contracted the moment we are conceived.”

“I will have nothing to do with a God who cares only occasionally. I need a God who is with us always, everywhere, in the deepest depths as well as the highest heights. It is when things go wrong, when good things do not happen, when our prayers seem to have been lost, that God is most present. We do not need the sheltering wings when things go smoothly. We are closest to God in the darkness, stumbling along blindly.”

“It might be a good idea if, like the White Queen, we practiced believing six impossible things every morning before breakfast, for we are called on to believe what to many people is impossible. Instead of rejoicing in this glorious "impossible" which gives meaning and dignity to our lives, we try to domesticate God, to make his might actions comprehensible to our finite minds.”

“When I start a new seminar I tell my students that I will undoubtedly contradict myself, and that I will mean both things. But an acceptance of contradiction is no excuse for fuzzy thinking. We do have to use our minds as far as they will take us, yet acknowledge that they cannot take us all the way.”

“In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept our evident lack of qualification, then there's no danger that we will confuse God's work with our own, or God's glory with our own.”

“When you optimize your talents very well, you can pick money from people's pockets and nobody will ever get the guts to call you a thief.”

“Perhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being it.”

“Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences lead to wisdom.”

“Love is supposed to lift you up, not hold you down. It is supposed to push you forward, not hold you back.”

“Routine feeds the illusion of safety...”

“Fish for a man, he'll eat for a day, don't teach him to de-bone that fish, You may not have to worry about him tomorrow!”