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Dorothy Day Quotes

The holy man was the whole man, the man of integrity, who not only tried to change the world, but to live in it as it was Picture Quote #1

We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy Picture Quote #1

We believe in loving our brothers regardless of race, color or creed and we believe in showing this love by working for better conditions immediately and the ultimate owning by the workers of their means of production Picture Quote #1

We are the nation the most powerful, the most armed and we are supplying arms and money to the rest of the world where we are not ourselves fighting. We are eating while there is famine in the world Picture Quote #1

They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time Picture Quote #1

Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them Picture Quote #1

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As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile Picture Quote #1

Women think with their whole bodies and they see things as a whole more than men do Picture Quote #1

Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action Picture Quote #1

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions Picture Quote #1

We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community Picture Quote #1

Recording happiness made it last longer, we felt, and recording sorrow dramatized it and took away its bitterness; and often we settled some problem which beset us even while we wrote about it Picture Quote #1

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With prayer, one can go on cheerfully and even happily. Without prayer, how grim a journey! Picture Quote #1

It is not easy always to be joyful, to keep in mind the duty of delight Picture Quote #1

The only answer in this life, to the loneliness we are all bound to feel, is community Picture Quote #1

I too complain ceaselessly in my heart and in my words too. My very life is a protest. Against government, for instance Picture Quote #1

We must always aim for the impossible; if we lower our goal, we also diminish our effort Picture Quote #1

I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers Picture Quote #1

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Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again Picture Quote #1

What else do we all want, each one of us, except to love and be loved, in our families, in our work, in all our relationships? Picture Quote #1

True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force Picture Quote #1

What we would like to do is change the world... by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, of the poor, of the destitute. We can throw our pebble in the pond and be confident that its ever widening circle will reach around the world Picture Quote #1

Most of our life is unimportant, filled with trivial things from morning till night. But when it is transformed by love it is of interest even to the angels Picture Quote #1

The only way to live in any true security is to live so close to the bottom that when you fall you do not have far to drop, you do not have much to lose Picture Quote #1

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Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to do away with slavery? Picture Quote #1

It is only through religion that communism can be achieved, and has been achieved over and over Picture Quote #1

What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words, and deeds is like that Picture Quote #1

It is penance to work, to give oneself to others, to endure the pinpricks of community living Picture Quote #1

The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our knowledge of and belief in love Picture Quote #1

I offered up a special prayer, a prayer which came with tears and anguish, that some way would open up for me to use what talents I possessed for my fellow workers, for the poor Picture Quote #1

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The holy man was the whole man, the man of integrity, who not only tried to change the world, but to live in it as it was (Dorothy Day Quotes) We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy (Dorothy Day Quotes) We believe in loving our brothers regardless of race, color or creed and we believe in showing this love by working for better conditions immediately and the ultimate owning by the workers of their means of production (Dorothy Day Quotes) We are the nation the most powerful, the most armed and we are supplying arms and money to the rest of the world where we are not ourselves fighting. We are eating while there is famine in the world (Dorothy Day Quotes) They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time (Dorothy Day Quotes) Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them (Dorothy Day Quotes) As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile (Dorothy Day Quotes) Women think with their whole bodies and they see things as a whole more than men do (Dorothy Day Quotes) Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action (Dorothy Day Quotes) I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions (Dorothy Day Quotes) We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community (Dorothy Day Quotes) Recording happiness made it last longer, we felt, and recording sorrow dramatized it and took away its bitterness; and often we settled some problem which beset us even while we wrote about it (Dorothy Day Quotes) With prayer, one can go on cheerfully and even happily. Without prayer, how grim a journey! (Dorothy Day Quotes) It is not easy always to be joyful, to keep in mind the duty of delight (Dorothy Day Quotes) The only answer in this life, to the loneliness we are all bound to feel, is community (Dorothy Day Quotes) I too complain ceaselessly in my heart and in my words too. My very life is a protest. Against government, for instance (Dorothy Day Quotes) We must always aim for the impossible; if we lower our goal, we also diminish our effort (Dorothy Day Quotes) I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers (Dorothy Day Quotes) Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again (Dorothy Day Quotes) What else do we all want, each one of us, except to love and be loved, in our families, in our work, in all our relationships? (Dorothy Day Quotes) True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force (Dorothy Day Quotes) What we would like to do is change the world... by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, of the poor, of the destitute. We can throw our pebble in the pond and be confident that its ever widening circle will reach around the world (Dorothy Day Quotes) Most of our life is unimportant, filled with trivial things from morning till night. But when it is transformed by love it is of interest even to the angels (Dorothy Day Quotes) The only way to live in any true security is to live so close to the bottom that when you fall you do not have far to drop, you do not have much to lose (Dorothy Day Quotes) Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to do away with slavery? (Dorothy Day Quotes) It is only through religion that communism can be achieved, and has been achieved over and over (Dorothy Day Quotes) What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words, and deeds is like that (Dorothy Day Quotes) It is penance to work, to give oneself to others, to endure the pinpricks of community living (Dorothy Day Quotes) The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our knowledge of and belief in love (Dorothy Day Quotes) I offered up a special prayer, a prayer which came with tears and anguish, that some way would open up for me to use what talents I possessed for my fellow workers, for the poor (Dorothy Day Quotes)

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