Quotes about Support
belonged to the respectable class of society, but must have been poor; for he depended for support on a trade which he learned in accordance with rabbinical custom; it was the trade of tent-making, very common in Cilicia, and not profitable except in large cities.
— Philip Schaff
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.
— Phillips Brooks
The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our own form of right action is.
— Phillips Brooks
The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden.
— Phillips Brooks
My family is very good about visiting me, and other friends as well.
— Billy Graham
I think a pastor used to be viewed as the one-stop ministry shop. The pastor served on every committee, volunteered at every event, and made all the hospital visits. I think that is changing and I think that is healthy. Both for the pastor and the congregation.
— Mark Batterson
I'm born into a family of preachers. So I want Mr. Trump to remember that many people who voted for him took a long time praying for him. And if he can take some of that divine guidance, that's going to help him out.
— Alveda King
As a nonparent, I stand in awe of parents.
— Philip Yancey
Women need men to be strong, just as Christ is strong for men.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.
— Joel Osteen
You know, you can only lead them from behind.
— Nelson Mandela
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover
— Joseph Addison