Home / Topics / Difficult Quotes

Difficult Quotes

Browse 8549 quotes about Difficult.

Difficult Quotes

“In their struggle for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have the stature to give up the doctrine of a personal god, that is, give up that source of fear and hope which in the past placed such vast power in the hands of priests. In their labors they will have to avail themselves of those forces which are capable of cultivating the Good, the True, and the Beautiful in humanity itself. This is, to be sure, a more difficult but an incomparably more worthy task.”

Source: Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words

“My first meditation teacher told me that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. He was right. During the difficult meditations you build up your strength, which creates meditation for peace.”

Firsts Peace Difficult Teacher Meditation Strength

Author:Ajahn Brahm

“My sister is a public school teacher. She makes far far less money than I do, and gets almost no public attention for her work. Yet I believe what she does is infinitely more important and more difficult than what I do.”

Believe Doe Important School I Believe Difficult Attention Teacher My Sister Public School School Teachers

Author:Anna Quindlen

“The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to each other and even to ourselves. It is precise, disciplined, and enormously compassionate. Most important, once we study NVC we can't ignore the potential for transformation that lies in any difficult relationship - if we only bother to communicate with skill and empathy.”

“Both Socrates and Jesus were outstanding teachers; both of them urged and practiced great simplicity of life; both were regarded as traitors to the religion of their community; neither of them wrote anything; both of them were executed; and both have become the subject of traditions that are difficult or impossible to harmonize.”

Jesus Difficult Christ Community Teacher Impossible Subjects Jesus Christ Tradition Simplicity Outstanding Traitor

Book:Jesus through the centuries: Mary through the centuries

Source: Jesus through the centuries: Mary through the centuries