Quotes about Emotions

If a teenage guy tends to overreact when he fails, there is a pretty good chance he thinks his significance is based on success.

It is when our hearts are stirred that we become most aware of what they contain.

Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.

I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.

I'm happy wherever I go, whatever I do. I'm happy in Iowa, I'm happy here in California.

While therefore your tears flow, let a due proportion be tears of joy. Yet take the bitter cup with both hands and sit down to your repast. You will soon learn a secret: that there is sweetness at the bottom.

We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which includes your mind, will and emotions. Your outer life is your physical life. And while God cares about every detail of your life, He is more concerned with your inner life than your outer life.

Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

When we can't bottle our tears up anymore, God catches every one in His bottle. God's catching every falling tear because He won't let us fall apart.