Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen, (Nijkerk, January 24, 1932 – Hilversum, September 21, 1996) was a Dutc...
Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us Henri Nouwen
Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us. Henri Nouwen
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.
Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day. Henri Nouwen
Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.
Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey. Henri Nouwen
Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.
One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are. Henri Nouwen
One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.
Peace is first of all the art of being. Henri Nouwen
Peace is first of all the art of being.
You don't think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking. Henri Nouwen
You don't think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking.
The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others. Henri Nouwen
The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.
To learn patience is not to rebel against every hardship. Henri Nouwen
To learn patience is not to rebel against every hardship.
The soul of the artist cannot remain hidden. Henri Nouwen
The soul of the artist cannot remain hidden.
My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work. Henri Nouwen
My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results. Henri Nouwen
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results.