Top 180 Corrie ten Boom Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.”

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102. “Surely there is no more wretched sight that the human body unloved and uncared for.”

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103. “And our wise Father in heaven knows when we’re going to need things too. Don’t run out ahead of Him.”

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104. “I would much rather be the trusting child of a rich Father, than a beggar at the door of worldly men.”

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105. “My father prayed because he had a good friend with whom to share the problems of the day.”

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106. “God has plans, not problems for our lives.”

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107. “Lord, we claim your strength to serve you, no matter what our circumstances may be. Amen.”

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108. “The blacker the night around us grew, the brighter and truer and more beautiful burned the word of God.”

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109. “The life of a Christian is an education for higher service.”

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110. “You are redeemed and you are also victorious, over your sins in Jesus.”

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111. “When a house is on fire and you know that there are people in it, it is a sin to straighten pictures in that house. When the world about you is in great danger, works that are in themselves not sinful can be quite wrong.”

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112. “Your love in me is stronger than the hatred.”

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113. “Nobody can take away from you those texts from the Bible which you have learned by heart.”

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114. “What I spent, I had; what I saved, I lost; what I gave, I have.”

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115. “What feeds the soul matters as much as what feeds the body.”

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116. “We must tell people what we have learned here. We must tell them that there is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still. They will listen to us, Corrie, because we have been here.”

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117. “The circle of white cotton told me that when we’re feeling poorest – when we’ve lost a friend, when a dream has failed, when we seem to have nothing left in the world to make life beautiful – that’s when God says, You’re richer than you think.”

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118. “Many persons make the mistake of thinking they can measure the certainty of salvation by their feelings. It is the Word of God that is their foundation and therefore it is essential for the new convert in Christ to have a practical knowledge of the Bible. More than anyone else it is the new convert who will come under the fire of the enemy.”

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119. “We must be so careful that we do not refuse the cross that the Lord has given us to carry. Let us remember that our present sufferings serve to prepare us for entering into the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

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120. “Satan sometimes suggests that an offering will satisfy God, when in fact He is demanding our all.”

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121. “When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself.”

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122. “Give thanks in all circumstances,’” she quoted. “It doesn’t say, ‘in pleasant circumstances.’ Fleas are part of this place where God has put us.” And so we stood between piers of bunks and gave thanks for fleas. But this time I was sure Betsie was wrong.”

— Corrie ten Boom

123. “What joy that the Bible tells us the great comfort that the best is yet to be. Our outlook goes beyond this world.”

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124. “When the time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into your heart and find the strength you need – just in time.”

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125. “More and more the distinction between prayer and the rest of life seemed to be vanishing for Betsie.”

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126. “God can give a straight blow with a crooked stick.”

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127. “God only make plans, no problems. In heaven, there is never panic.”

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128. “Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain.”

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129. “Life in Ravensbruck took place on two separate levels, mutually impossible. One, the observable, external life, grew every day more horrible. The other, the life we lived with God, grew daily better, truth upon truth, glory upon glory.”

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130. “Worries carry responsibilitie s that belong to God, not to you. Worry does not enable us to escape evil; it makes us unfit to cope with it when it comes.”

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131. “Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive.”

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132. “And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.”

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133. “If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the Lord.”

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134. “On the other hand, I have never before so learned to know the Lord Jesus as a tender, loving Friend, who never forsakes us or casts us off when we are bad, but rather helps us to gain the mastery over sin.”

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135. “To pray only when in peril is to use safety belts only in heavy traffic.”

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136. “And I’ve never met anybody who said that they were sorry that the Lord Jesus had entered their hearts.”

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137. “Betsie saw where I was looking and laid a bird-thin hand over the whip mark. “Don’t look at it, Corrie. Look at Jesus only.” She drew away her hand: it was sticky with blood.”

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138. “If the Gospels were truly the pattern of God’s activity, then defeat was only the beginning.”

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139. “Forgiveness is the key which unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. The forgiveness of Jesus not only takes away our sins, it makes them as if they had never been.”

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140. “There is explosive power in virtue.”

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141. “How often it is a small, almost unconscious event that makes a turning point.”

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142. “I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do.”

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143. “And suddenly I realized that this too was a message, a last wordless communication among neighbors. For I, too, had a hiding place when things were bad. Jesus was this place, the Rock cleft for me. I pressed a finger to the tiny crevice.”

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144. “I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for others. I prayed for everyone who came into my thoughts – – people with whom I had traveled, those who had been in prison with me, my school friends of years ago. I do not know how long I continued my prayer, but this I do know – – my fear was gone! Interceding for others had released me!”

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145. “Whatever in our life is hardest to bear, love can transform into beauty.”

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146. “If we forgive other people, our hearts are made fit to receive forgiveness.”

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147. “Wherever she was, at work, in the food line, in the dormitory, Betsie spoke to those around her about His nearness and His yearning to come into their lives. As her body grew weaker, her faith seemed to grow bolder. And sick call was “such and important place, Corrie! Some of these people are at the threshold of heaven!”

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148. “You are not called to convince anyone. You are simply called to be an open channel for the Spirit of God to flow through.”

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149. “The real sin lay in thinking that any power to help and transform came from me. Of course it was not my wholeness, but Christ’s that made the difference.”

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150. “Willem led Father up to the desk. The Gestapo chief leaned forward. “I’d like to send you home, old fellow,” he said. “I’ll take your word that you won’t cause any more trouble.” I could not see Father’s face, only the erect carriage of his shoulders and the halo of white hair above them. But I heard his answer. “If I go home today,” he said evenly and clearly, “tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.”

— Corrie ten Boom