#worthiness

No: I shall not marry Samuel Fawthrop Wynne." "I ask why? I must have a reason. In all respects he is more than worthy of you." She stood on the hearth; she was pale as the white marble slab and cornice behind her; her eyes flashed large, dilated, unsmiling. "And I ask in what sense that young man is worthy of me? ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#courtship #dignity #empowerment #equality #feminism

Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them. ↗

— Cecil Frank Powell

#been #commonly #concern #done #feel

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need. ↗

— Polly Berrien Berends

#important #most #need #sense #worthiness

I can physically see the effort it takes for him to open his mouth and force out the words. He's spent so much of his life not being seen, not being heard, that he's forgotten how to realize anything he says does hold weight and is important. ↗

— Kelley York

#worthiness #you-matter #life

Trust is developed under pressure and over time; just as with God by us." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#trust #trusting-god #trustworthiness #trustworthy #r-alan-woods