Amish Peace Quotes

“Swallowing pride rarely gives you indigestion.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“Kindness, when given away, keeps coming back.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“Blessed are those who have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“Good deeds have echoes.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“It’s better to have a wife on your team than on your back. Amish Proverb”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“Become Amish? If you admire our faith, strengthen yours. If you admire our sense of commitment, deepen yours. If you admire our community spirit, build your own. If you admire the simple life, cut back. If you admire deep character and enduring values, live them yourself.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“If a mother is the heart of the Amish life, the father is the head; he plays a very significant role, spiritually and practically, in his family. Being a hands-on dad is of paramount importance to Amish men. Raising children is not considered women’s work; it is a shared task.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“Susie paints for the glory of God. “It’s the only way I can do it,” she said. “It all comes from him.” She once read that a Christian can be an artist but never a great artist. “I agree with that. We can’t let a talent God gave us take the place God should have in our life. We can’t let it be an obsession. It always has to be God, first.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“One Amish man joked that if he were meant to plow at night, God would have put a headlight on a horse. The Amish respect natural limitations: sunlight and seasons, hunger and fatigue. Do you accept those limitations, or do you try to override them?”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

“Doing something well is a virtue. Even in school, children learn a concept thoroughly before moving on to the next assignment. They value thoroughness over haste, completion over speed. To the Amish way of thinking, a task takes the time that it takes.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World