Quotes about Busy
The man who keeps busy helping the man below him won't have time to envy the man above him.
— Henrietta Mears
She was so busy forgetting, she couldn't take a single step into the future.
— Alice Hoffman
Life is never so busy that there is no time to serve.
— Anonymous
As much as we complain about it, though, there's part of us that is drawn to a hurried life. It makes us feel important. It keeps the adrenaline pumping. It means I don't have to look too closely at my heart or life. It keeps us from feeling our loneliness.
— John Ortberg
I will go to the saints first. Already there is plenty in Bacon's Corner for them to be upset about, plenty to divide them. I will keep them busy censuring and smiting each other, and then their hearts will be far from praying."
— Frank Peretti
In the early church their first love was forsaken after a time, and they placed their confidence in all the activities of service. And they were told in no uncertain terms, "You have forsaken your first love" (Revelation 2:4). And this is the tragedy: We keep ourselves busy with the things of the Lord and not with the Lord of the things.
— Andrew Murray
Solitude is an essential element for the spiritual health of a child. If we only stimulate our children - keep them busy with endless stories with no space to be alone - that's not good.
— Henri Nouwen
That was the way of the world they lived in. Nobody questioned, nobody wondered any more-because nobody had time to remember.
— Edith Wharton
If you are too busy for prayer, you are too busy for a relationship with God.
— Mike Bickle
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie
— Joyce Meyer
On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
— John Milton
My, how busy we become when we lose sight of how God loves us.
— Julian of Norwich