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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer



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Author Profession: Theologian
Nationality: German
Born: February 4, 1906
Died: April 9, 1945

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Politics are not the task of a Christian.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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