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Surrender Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “Decide not to fight with Life. Let it happen and go with it. You can't control it.”

Bob Proctor

Acceptance, Flow, Surrender, Life Philosophy, Personal Growth

2. “In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.”

John Grisham

Surrender, Confession, Spirituality, Vulnerability, Self-reflection

3. “Where one loves, one can follow without agreeing – one can surrender oneself with eyes open.”

Rabindranath Tagore

Love, Acceptance, Understanding, Relationships, Surrender

4. “I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other.”

Jack Kerouac

Divine Love, Faith, Protection, Surrender, Universal Care

5. “I sped through heaven and saw god at work. I suffered holy pains. I dropped all my defenses and was afraid of nothing in the world. I accepted all things and to all things I gave up my heart.”

Hermann Hesse

Divine Experience, Surrender, Fearlessness, Acceptance, Transcendence, Spiritual Awakening

6. “My resolve to die was not the whim of an hour. It was the ripe, sound fruit that had slowly grown to full size, lightly rocked by the winds of fate whose next breath would bring it to the ground.”

Hermann Hesse

Death, Fate, Resolution, Surrender, Existential Reflection, Inner Strength

7. “What have we given? My friend, blood shaking my heart The awful daring of a moment's surrender Which an age of prudence can never retract By this, and this only, we have existed.”

T.S. Eliot

Blood, Surrender, Existence, Emotional Intensity, Temporal Paradox, Life’s Essence

8. “As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter and being part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with a talent for squad-drill.”

T.S. Eliot

Involvement, Companionship, Joy, Humor, Connection, Surrender

9. “When I tell you I love you it’s simply what I came for.”

Henry James

Deep Affection, Surrender, Clarity, Love, Passion, Expression

10. “You don’t give up the intention, and you don’t give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the results.”

Deepak Chopra

Detachment Practice, Mindful Intentions, Personal Growth, Acceptance Journey, Surrender, Freedom

11. “I wanted to die; I wanted to surrender because I saw no sense in struggling. I felt that nothing would be proved, substantiated, added or subtracted by continuing an existence which I had not asked for.”

Henry Miller

Existential Struggle, Despair, Life Purpose, Surrender, Reality, Acceptance

12. “Tell me what it is that man can build, to protect himself, which other men cannot destroy? What are we trying to defend? Only what is old, useless, dead, indefensible. Every defense is a provocation to assault. Why not surrender? Why not give – give all? It’s so damned practical, so thoroughly effective and disarming.”

Henry Miller

Defense, Vulnerability, Surrender, Self Protection, Humanity, Action

13. “I know what the great cure is: to give up, to relinquish, to surrender, so that our little hearts may beat in unison with the great heart of the world.”

Henry Miller

Great Cure, Heart Unison, Surrendering Life, Cure, Heart, Surrender

14. “Once you have given up the ghost, everything follows with dead certainty, even in the midst of chaos.”

Henry Miller

Ghost Surrender, Dead Certainty, Chaos Resignation, Surrender, Certainty, Chaos

15. “To make absolute, unconditional surrender to the woman one loves is to break every bond save the desire not to lose her, which is the most terrible bond of all.”

Henry Miller

Unconditional Surrender, Terrible Bond, Love’s Sacrifice, Surrender, Bond, Love

16. “I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.”

Henry Ford

Faith, Trust, Peace, Divine Plan, Hope, Surrender

17. “The relief of giving in to destruction.”

Franz Kafka

Destruction, Relief, Surrender, Chaos, Freedom, Escape

18. “In the struggle between yourself and the world, hold the world’s coat.”

Franz Kafka

Self-Control, Conflict Resolution, Peace, Surrender, Inner Balance, Letting Go

19. “When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Mystery, Obedience, Fear, Power, Unknown, Surrender

20. “When you fall in love, the natural thing to do is give yourself to it.”

Haruki Murakami

Love, Surrender, Passion, Emotions, Relationships, Vulnerability

21. “To her he would surrender the remnants of himself at the first trumpet blast of destiny.”

Vladimir Nabokov

Surrender, Destiny, Life, Fate, Self, Change

22. “Rush out in the rain to be soaked with the sky.”

Rumi

Rain, Sky, Freedom, Embrace, Nature, Surrender

23. “Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean.”

Rumi

Selflessness, Surrender, Transformation, Unity, Wisdom, Change

24. “To become spiritual, you must die to self, and come alive in the Lord. Only then will the mysteries of God fall from your lips. To die to self through self-discipline causes suffering but brings you everlasting life.”

Rumi

Spirituality, Self-discipline, Surrender, Suffering, Divine Connection, Transformation

25. “Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave ’til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.”

Rumi

Grace, Surrender, Divine Help, Spiritual Support, Self-acceptance, Trust

26. “Reason is powerless in the expression of Love. Love alone is capable of revealing the truth of Love and being a Lover. The way of our prophets is the way of Truth. If you want to live, die in Love; die in Love if you want to remain alive.”

Rumi

Love, Truth, Spiritual Path, Surrender, Transformation, Enlightenment