A Quote by Adolfo Perez Esquivel

We cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open our hands.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

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Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Argentinian - Activist
Born: November 26, 1931

We must apply our humble efforts to the construction of a more just and humane world. And I want to declare emphatically: Such a world is possible. To create this new society, we must present outstretched and friendly hands, without hatred and rancor, even as we show great determination and never waver in the defense of truth and justice. Because we know that we cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open our hands.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

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Novalis

Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.

Henri Nouwen

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