8 Quotes Tagged: beatitudes

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.

Blessed are the sleepy ones: for they shall soon nod off.

For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. 'Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.

Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.

Blessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.