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Here are several verified **quotes of wisdom** from **Dorothy L. Sayers** — British writer, playwright, essayist, and Christian thinker — drawn from her published works, essays, and speeches:
1. **”The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much better is honest work.”**
\*Source: *Gaudy Night* (1935)
A reflection on the healing power of purposeful work.
2. **”Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.”**
\*Source: *Are Women Human?* (1938)
A witty comment on independence and age.
3. **”A man must be able to think before he can do; but he must also be able to do something with what he thinks.”**
\*Source: *The Mind of the Maker* (1941)
On the importance of connecting thought with action.
4. **”The only Christian work is good work well done.”**
\*Source: *Why Work?* (1942)
A core principle in Sayers’ theology of work — the intrinsic value of doing one’s work well.
5. **”The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining power.”**
\*Source: *The Lost Tools of Learning* (1947)
On the empowering nature of developing intellectual habits.
6. **”It is not the business of the church to adapt Christ to men, but to adapt men to Christ.”**
\*Source: *Creed or Chaos?* (1940)
A clear statement on the role of the church in relation to cultural pressures.
7. **”The worst sin of all is to do well what should not be done at all.”**
\*Source: Often attributed to Sayers, paraphrasing a sentiment from *Why Work?*
A warning about applying skill or efficiency to misguided or harmful ends.
8. **”None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can’t begin by doing that. The attempt would be sheer hypocrisy.”**
\*Source: Letter quoted in *Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul* by Barbara Reynolds
On humility and the gradual path to genuine spiritual understanding.
Dorothy L. Sayers combined sharp intellect, wit, and deep moral reflection. If you’d like, I can also provide a few core *themes and principles* from her body of work — many of which remain highly relevant today. Vill du?