Quotes about Vulnerability

We all have shortcomings.

I still don't like going to bed alone.

There is this fine line between presenting to You all of my weakness and thinking that it can't be done. In Your strength, I find my own.

Human beings are born too soon; they are unfinished, unready as yet to meet the world. Consequently their whole defense from a universe of dangers is the mother, under whose protection the intra-uterine period is prolonged.

It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal.

It is hard to be brave,' said Piglet, sniffing slightly, 'when you're only a Very Small Animal.

Do go and see, Owl. Because Pooh hasn't got very much brain, and he might do something silly, and I do love him so, Owl. Do you see, Owl?

I feel just like the boy who stubbed his toe—too damned badly hurt to laugh and too damned proud to cry!

Pray for me, that I may not flee for fear of the wolves.

Unless degree is preserved, the first place is safe for no one.

Little hearts, though safe and protected, never contribute anything. No one benefits from their shrunken sympathies and visions. On the other hand, hearts that have embraced the disciplines of ministry—though they are vulnerable—are also the hearts that possess the most joy and leave their heart prints on the world. Cultivate

More visibility is more power, but more vulnerability.