1,745 Quotes About Abuse

When we struggle for human rights, for freedom, for dignity, when we feel that it is a ministry of the church to concern itself for those who are hungry, for those who have no schools, for those who are deprived, we are not departing from God’s promise. He comes to free us from sin, and the church knows that sin’s consequences are all such injustices and abuses. The church knows it is saving the world when it undertakes to speak also of such things.

Learn to say to the abuser in a firm voice, "Stop it." Do not explain yourself, your needs, or what you mean. Simply call a halt to the abuse, and let that be your final word.

You may discover your purpose, but if you take it for granted, you will abuse yourself.

I’m the guy who knows how you can hurt so much that your insides feel like they’re cut and bleeding.

You may abuse your energy when you do not know what it is meant to help you carry. An undiscovered self is an easy way to rob the world of leadership impacts.

When a scream is heard, wait...for silence is our assurance of tolerability.

Into a land of fantasyWith haste we cast them all asideNo tearing if you cannot seeThat is what we all make-believe

Use the darkness of your past to propel you to a brighter future.

The teaching of celibacy was created neither by the Church Fathers nor by the later Church leaders, as most people believe.