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Corrie Ten Boom Quotes about Children

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One day as Father and I were returning from our walk we found the Grote Markt cordoned off by a double ring of police and soldiers. A truck was parked in front of the fish mart; into the back were climbing men, women,

One day as Father and I were returning from our walk we found the Grote Markt cordoned off by a double ring of police and soldiers. A truck was parked in front of the fish mart; into the back were climbing men, women, and children, all wearing the yellow star. . . . "Father! Those poor people!" I cried. . . . "Those poor people," Father echoed. But to my surprise I saw that he was looking at the solders now forming into ranks to march away. "I pity the poor Germans, Corrie. They have touched the apple of God's eye.

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Stars, Children, Father
Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill (2006). “The Hiding Place”, p.85, Chosen Books

Some knowledge is too heavy for children. When you are older and stronger, you can bear it. For now you must trust me to carry it for you. And I was satisfied. More than satisfied--wonderfully at peace. There were answers to mmy hard questions--for now, I was content to leave them in my father's keeping.

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Children, Father, Stronger
Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill (2006). “The Hiding Place”, p.42, Chosen Books

Child, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Learn to see great things great and small things small.

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Children, Perspective, Perception

Children need the wisdom of their elders; the aging need the encouragement of a child's exuberance.

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Encouragement, Children, Needs
Corrie Ten Boom, Pam Rosewell Moore (2004). “Life Lessons from Corrie Ten Boom”

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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Children, Father, Men
Corrie ten Boom (1974). “Tramp for the Lord: The Story that Begins Where The Hiding Place Ends”, p.92, CLC Publications

You saw we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family.

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Children, Honor, Saws
Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill (2006). “The Hiding Place”, p.115, Chosen Books

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