"The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there."

-- Henri Nouwen

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Desert Quotes

“Women are the twin halves of men.”
“I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor.”
“There are science teachers who actually claim that they teach "a healthy skepticism." They do not. They teach a profound gullibility, and their dupes, trained not to think for themselves, will swallow any egregious rot, provided it is dressed up with long words and an affectation of objectivity to make it sound scientific.”

Source : Anthony Standen (1950). “Science is a sacred cow”
“True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.”
“How kind is our Sacramental Jesus! He welcomes you at any hour of the day or night. His Love never knows rest. He is always most gentle towards you. When you visit Him, He forgets your sins and speaks only of His joy, His tenderness, and His Love. By the reception He gives to you, one would think He has need of you to make Him happy.”
“The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul....”
“In our desire to impose form on the world and our lives we have lost the capacity to see the form that is already there; and in that lies not liberation but alienation, the cutting off from things as they really are.”
“To be sick and helpless is a humiliating experience. Prolonged illness also carries the hazard of narcissistic self-absorption.”

You may also like:

Anthony de Mello
Writer
Brennan Manning
Author
Dallas Willard
Philosopher
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Pastor
Dorothy Day
Journalist
Eugene H. Peterson
Author
Jean Vanier
Philosopher
Richard J. Foster
Author
Thomas Merton
Writer