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“I like good strong words that mean something…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I'll always say my prayers... and if God doesn't answer them at once I shall know it's because He's planning something better for me.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God certainly knows of some happiness for us which He is going to bring out of the trouble, only we must have patience and not run away. And then all at once something happens and we see clearly ourselves that God has had some good thought in His mind all along; but because we cannot see things beforehand, and only know how dreadfully miserable we are, we think it is always going to be so.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Flowers are made to bloom in the sun and not to be shut up in an apron.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God is good to all of us. He knows what we need better than we do. And just because he thinks it is better not to give you what you want right now doesn't mean he isn't answering you. You shall have what you ask for but not until the right time comes.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Many strange things happen in this world”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Saying good night to the mountains, the sun throws his most beautiful rays to them, that they may not forget him till the morning.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“If you have a sorrow that you cannot tell to anyone, you can go to our Father in Heaven.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God arranges everything for us, so that we need have no more fear or trouble and may be quite sure that all things will come right in the end.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“The happiest of all things is when an old friend comes and greets us as in former times; the heart is comforted with the assurance that some day everything that we have loved will be given back”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“She is not fashioned for a life among strangers.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Let's enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“We must pray to God everyday to show we don't forget that all gifts come from Him. But if some wishes remain unfulfilled we must show our confidence in Him, for He knows best.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God is good to all of us. He knows what we need better than we do. And just because he thinks it is better not to give you what you want right now doesn't mean he isn't answering you. You shall have what you ask for but not until the right time comes." - Grandmamma”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“The poor child felt like a little bird that is placed in a glittering cage.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“It was so lovely, Heidi stood with tears pouring down her cheeks, and thanked God for letting her come home to it again. She could find no words to express her feelings, but lingered until the light began to fade and then ran on.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Sometimes I felt as if I could not bear it any longer to be away from you!”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“A bad deed always brings a punishment.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God is a good father to us all, and knows better than we do what is good for us. If we ask Him for something that is not good for us, He does not give it, but something better still, if only we will continue to pray earnestly and do not run away and lose our trust in Him. God did not think what you have been praying for was good for you just now; but be sure He heard you, for He can hear and see every one at the same time, because He is a God and not a human being like you and me. And because He thought it was better for you not to have at once what you wanted, He said to Himself: Yes, Heidi shall have what she asks for, but not until the right time comes, so that she may be quite happy.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Then you must wait," she said, "and keep on saying to yourself: God certainly knows of some happiness for us which He is going to bring out of the trouble, only we must have patience and not run away. And then all at once something happens and we see clearly ourselves that God has had some good thought in His mind all along;”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“If I spend every moment, for the rest of my days, thanking God for all his goodness to us, that would still not be enough.”
― Johanna Spyri

“Foresight is a virtue and averts many a misfortune.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“you are so unhappy, because you know no one who can help you. Think what a comfort it is when the heart is heavy with grief to be able at any moment to go and tell everything to God, and pray Him for the help that no one else can give us. And He can help us and give us everything that will make us happy again.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God could help out of every trouble.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“My heart is sad, my eyes grow dim, Yet do I put my trust in Him, And in due time, all sorrow past, In safety home I’ll come at last.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“because we cannot see things beforehand, and only know how dreadfully miserable we are, we think it is always going to be so.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“If God had let me come at once, as I prayed, then everything would have been different, I should only have had a little bread to bring to grandmother, and I should not have been able to read, which is such a comfort to her; but God has arranged it all so much better than I knew how to; everything has happened just as the other grandmother said it would. Oh, how glad I am that God did not let me have at once all I prayed and wept for! And now I shall always pray to God as she told me, and always thank Him, and when He does not do anything I ask for I shall think to myself, It's just like it was in Frankfurt: God, I am sure, is going to do something better still. So we will pray every day, won't we, grandfather, and never forget Him again, or else He may forget us.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“God is a good father to us all, and knows better than we do what is good for us. If we ask Him for something that is not good for us, He does not give it, but something better still, if only we will continue to pray earnestly and do not run away and lose our trust in Him. God did not think what you have been praying for was good for you just now; but be sure He heard you, for He can hear and see every one at the same time, because He is a God and not a human being like you and me. And because He thought it was better for you not to have at once what you wanted, He said to Himself:”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“those who do wrong make a mistake when they think no one knows anything about it. For God sees and hears everything, and when the wicked doer tries to hide what he has done, then God wakes up a little watchman that He places inside us all when we are born and who sleeps on quietly till we do something wrong. And the little watchman has a small goad in his hand, And when he wakes up he keeps on pricking us with it, so that we have not a moment's peace. And the watchman torments us still further, for he keeps on calling out, 'Now you will be found out! Now they will drag you off to punishment!' And so we pass our life in fear and trouble, and never know a moment's happiness or peace.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“If God had let me come at once, as I prayed, then everything would have been different, I should only have had a little bread to bring to grandmother, and I should not have been able to read, which is such a comfort to her; but God has arranged it all so much better than I knew how to; everything has happened just as the other grandmother said it would”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi