Quotes from Dorothy Sayers
It is not the business of the church to adapt Christ to men, but men to Christ.
- Dorothy Sayers
If men will not understand the meaning of judgement, they will never come to understand the meaning of grace.
- Dorothy Sayers
Man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something.
- Dorothy Sayers
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman. But an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any force.
- Dorothy Sayers
The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.
- Dorothy Sayers
What we make is more important than what we are, particularly if making is our profession.
- Dorothy Sayers
Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse.
- Dorothy Sayers
Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look forward we must believe in age.
- Dorothy Sayers
Every woman is a human being-one cannot repeat that too often-and a human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.
- Dorothy Sayers
First I believe it to be a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense inn it.
- Dorothy Sayers
The trouble is. . .that everybody sneers at restrictions and demands freedom, till something annoying happens; then they demand angrily what has become of the discipline.
- Dorothy Sayers