Quotes about Community
Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.
— St. John Chrysostom
The Kingdom of God is not a matter of getting individuals to heaven, but of transforming the life on earth into the harmony of heaven.
— Walter Rauschenbusch
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
— Abraham Lincoln
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
— Henry Ford
No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.
— Eugene Peterson
To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.
— Martin Luther
The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.
— Andy Stanley
Your friend mourns your losses with you, because they experience them too. The truth is, no matter how lonely you might feel, you're never going through anything alone.
— Jennifer Lopez
Living among clowns and misanthropists, she probably cannot appreciate a better class of people when she meets them.
— Emily Bronte
If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.
— Erica Jong
But at the bottom of all the gloom, there is a sense that we are responsible for each other -- if not for each other's happiness. There is empathy, admiration, respect for the other's intelligence and honesty.
— Erica Jong