Quote by Henri Nouwen
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. – Henri Nouwen

Other quotes by Henri Nouwen

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares. – Henri Nouwen

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Friendship
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Jesus didnt say, Blessed are those who care for the poor. He said, Blessed are we where we are poor, where we are broken. It is there that God loves us deeply and pulls us into deeper communion with himself. – Henri Nouwen

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God
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Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community. – Henri Nouwen

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Other Quotes from
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To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship. – Sallust

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Friendship

Friendship is Love with jewels on, but without either flowers or veil. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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Friendship

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends. – Oscar Wilde

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Friendship

It takes a long time to grow an old friend. – John Leonard

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Friendship

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We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. – Mark Twain

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Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems. – Anthony DAngelo

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The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish. – Charlie Chaplin

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Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so. – John Stuart Mill, Autobiography, 1873

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