Ansgar Quotes

“I always knew a good man should do no bad deeds, but it never occurred to me that a good man must do good deeds. He cannot just sit back and do nothing. He cannot just relax and let things happen around him. He must act or his faith is meaningless, mere words or thoughts.”
― Aleksandra Layland, Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart.

“There was no jealousy on the part of a new spouse over the love or affection a man or woman shared with a former spouse. It was considered a blessing to have had such loves in one's life.”
― Aleksandra Layland, Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart.

“You would destroy yourselves but He would be your savior.”
― Aleksandra Layland, Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart.

“He believed with all his heart that we should spend our lives in happiness and service, in joy and work, in kindness and in love, and he lived... and died... what he believed.”
― Aleksandra Layland, Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart.

“What is it that makes us who we are and what we are? Is it only our blood, the color of our hair, our skin, and our eyes? Or is it believing in what we believe and living the way we live?”
― Aleksandra Layland, Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart.

“Endurance is a good virtue.”
― Aleksandra Layland, Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart.