Quotes about Balance
Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.
— Samuel Johnson
Some people worry that prayer may lead to passivity, that we will retreat to prayer as a substitute for action. Jesus saw no contradiction between the two: he spent long hours in prayer and then long hours meeting human needs.
— Philip Yancey
Are we concentrating more on the kingdom of this world than on the kingdom that is not of this world?
— Philip Yancey
When the church joined with the state, it tended to wield power rather than dispense grace.
— Philip Yancey
When the church has occasion to set the rules for all society, it often veers toward the extremism
— Philip Yancey
As a Jewish rabbi put it, A man should carry two stones in his pocket. On one should be inscribed, 'I am but dust and ashes.' On the other, 'For my sake was the world created.' And he should use each stone as he needs it.7-11
— Philip Yancey
Be careful," warned Nietzsche, "lest in fighting the dragon you become the dragon." I
— Philip Yancey
At last I understood: in the final analysis, forgiveness is an act of faith. By forgiving another, I am trusting that God is a better justice-maker than I am. By forgiving, I release my own right to get even and leave all issues of fairness for God to work out. I leave in God's hands the scales that must balance justice and mercy.
— Philip Yancey
I leave in God's hands the scales that must balance justice and mercy.
— Philip Yancey
Wise companions learn to seek out the delicate balance between offering help and offering too much help.
— Philip Yancey
Grace, however, is not about fairness.
— Philip Yancey
The church works best as a force of resistance, a counterbalance to the consuming power of the state.
— Philip Yancey