A Continual Feast Quotes

“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard ; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common—this is my symphony.”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard ; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common—this is my symphony. William Henry Channing, clergyman, reformer, 1810-1884”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“Human nature is what we were put on this earth to rise above. K. Hepburn in The African Queen”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“Middle age is when you’ve met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. Ogden Nash”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“Moses dialogues with God, hammers down, gets into relationship with the Almighty: . . . Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well! . . . Surprise us with love at daybreak: Then we’ll skip and dance all the day long. Make up for the bad times with some good times; We’ve seen enough evil to last a lifetime. Let your servants see what you’re best at— The ways you rule and bless your children. And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest On us, Confirming the work that we do. Oh, yes. Affirm the work that we do. Eugene Peterson’s translation the 90th”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at. Goethe”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“people who keep dogs . . . are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves. August Strindberg”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

“Ancora imparo (I am still learning). —Michelangelo, at age 87”
― Jan Karon, A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim