The Power of the Spoken Word Quotes

“The only person to change, is yourself. As you change, all the conditions around you will change! People will change! When you are undisturbed by a situation it falls away of its own weight.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“The trouble with most people is that they want to know the way and the channels beforehand. They want to tell Supreme Intelligence just how their prayers should be answered. They do not trust the wisdom and ingenuity of God.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“Ye have no need to fight, stand ye still and see the salvation of the Lord.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“Acknowledge me in all your ways and I will make plain your path. Remember – despise not the day of small things (or seemingly unimportant events).”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“Many people are without vital interests and are hungry to hear what other people are doing. They are usually the ones who keep the radio turned on from early morning till late at night. They must be entertained every minute. Their own affairs do not hold enough interest. A woman once said to me: “I love other people’s affairs.” She lived on gossip. Her conversation consisted of, “I was told,” “I was given to understand,” or “I heard.” It is needless to say she is now paying her Karmic debt. A great unhappiness has overtaken her and everyone knows about her affairs. It is dangerous to neglect your own affairs and to take an idle curiosity in what others are doing. We should all be busily engaged in perfecting ourselves, but take a kindly interest in others.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“Man has power and dominion over the elements. We should be able “to rebuke the wind and the waves.” We should be able to put an end to drought.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“and worry are twins and are the same thing. If”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word

“is inverted to faith. It is faith turned upside down. When”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Power of the Spoken Word