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Graces Quotes

The gifts we're given, and what we do with them.

A longtime teacher describes nearly a decade in elementary classrooms shaping a deep appreciation for the gifts and graces particular to each person, a sentiment echoed in Appreciation quotes.

Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or...

Quotes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with ten or eleven years of experience as human beings. It is, I think, a magical time -...

Quotes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them.

Quotes by Thomas Hooker

But what has America to boast? What are the graces or the virtues which distinguish its inhabitants? What are their triumphs in war, or their inventions in peace?

Quotes by Thomas Day

America Quotes

If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her... I like her.

Quotes by Simon Cowell

Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for...

Quotes by Saint Teresa of Avila

Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth...

Quotes by Saint Ambrose

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.

Mother Teresa

The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.

Quotes by Marcus Terentius Varro

Appreciation Quotes

There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.

Quotes by John Noble

Chivalry is one of the great civilizing forces, taming men and introducing social graces and nuance to what would otherwise be a brutish social world.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they...

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders.

Quotes by Diane Ackerman

I am grateful to Rahman sir. There is no way I can repay the graces he has extended to me by making me sing his compositions.

Quotes by Chinmayi

Bad Quotes

I'm not trying to get in good graces of anybody. I just want to be myself and be the guy that helps out in the community, because that's who I am.

Quotes by Austin Seferian-Jenkins

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.

Quotes by Arthur Helps

Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.

Quotes by Alan K. Simpson

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the word graces mean on this quotes page?
It's used in the sense of gifts and personal strengths, whether earned through years of teaching or offered in service to the poor, the dying, and the lonely.
Why does a teacher talk about gifts and graces?
After nearly a decade teaching upper elementary grades, the speaker describes gaining a deep appreciation for the specific graces each individual carries, shaped by real classroom experience.
What does the quote about touching the dying and lonely mean?
It calls for reaching out to the poor, dying, and unwanted using whatever graces a person has received, and doing so without shame or hesitation.
One of these reads much older than the rest, what's the source?
Yes, one line contrasts godly sorrow with worldly sorrow, arguing the former can be recognized by the train of graces that consistently accompanies it.
What pairs well with this page's focus on quiet service?
See Appreciation quotes for related gratitude themes, or America quotes for a broader cultural angle.

Elsewhere, a call to reach the dying, poor, and unwanted asks that this be done without shame, using whatever graces we've been given. Read further with America quotes or Bad quotes.