Evelyn Underhill Quotes

English - Writer | December 6, 1875 - June 15, 1941

God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament.

Evelyn Underhill

GodGratitudeMomentPresentYou

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

Evelyn Underhill

KindnessPatienceWisdomSympathy

The direction and constancy of the will is what really matters, and intellect and feeling are only important insofar as they contribute to that.

Evelyn Underhill

DirectionFeelingImportantWill

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination.

Evelyn Underhill

ImaginationKeyNever ForgetForget

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

Evelyn Underhill

GodCaringAboveElseAdoration

The will is what matters - as long as you have that, you are safe.

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LongYouWillMattersSafe

God is acting on your soul all the time, whether you have spiritual sensations or not.

Evelyn Underhill

GodTimeSoulSpiritualYouActing

God is much in the difficult home problems as in the times of quiet and prayer.

Evelyn Underhill

HomeGodPrayerProblemsQuietMuch

There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not.

Evelyn Underhill

GodCharacterSoulMy SoulPlace

All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty; for beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love.

Evelyn Underhill

LoveBeautyEyesLightRealitySeen

After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.

Evelyn Underhill

LifeBestDeepDetailsRealDeal

Every minute you are thinking of evil, you might have been thinking of good instead. Refuse to pander to a morbid interest in your own misdeeds. Pick yourself up, be sorry, shake yourself, and go on again.

Evelyn Underhill

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