Quotes about Activity

seems to me that Christian dogmatics must be an explication of Christ's activity, the more so since Christ established no teaching but was active. He didn't teach that there was a redemption for man, he redeemed men. A Muhammadan dogmatics (sit venia verbo)21 would be an explication of Muhammad's teaching, but a Christian dogmatics is an explication of Christ's activity.

Time taken from family activity and business to seek God's blessing is never wasted.

You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing.

There is no night life in Spain. They stay up late but they get up late. That is not night life. That is delaying the day.

Crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.

Q: How do bunnies stay healthy? A: Egg-xercise!

Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire and pursuit of things, some good and not so good, can keep our minds and hearts caught up in a flurry of activity.

This is not a jungle war, but a struggle for freedom on every front of human activity.

If thou could'st empty all thyself of self Like to a shell dishabited Then might He find thee on the ocean shelf And say This is not dead and fill thee with Himself instead. But thou art all replete with very thou And hast such shrewd activity That when He comes He says This is enow Unto itself - 'twere better let it be It is so small and full there is no room for me.

Active happiness is not a common state. Active unhappiness is better than dull days. Katherine was seldom in an intermediate stage.

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game!

Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.