17+ Jennifer Worth Quotes On Education, Money And Friendship

Jennifer Worth was a British author, midwife and singer. She wrote a trilogy of books, 'Call the Midwife', which were based on her experiences as a midwife in the East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s. She died in 2011 at the age of 68. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Jennifer Worth on education, money, friendship.

There is a greater gift than the trust of others. That is to trust in oneself. Some might call it confidence, others name it faith. But if it makes us brave, the label doesn’t matter... for it’s the thing that frees us, to embrace life itself. — Jennifer Worth

Bah! Suffragettes. I've no time for suffragettes. They made the biggest mistake in history. They went for equality. They should have gone for power! — Jennifer Worth

Now and then in life, love catches you unawares, illuminating the dark corners of your mind, and filling them with radiance. Once in awhile you are faced with a beauty and a joy that takes your soul, all unprepared, by assault. — Jennifer Worth

Health is the greatest of God's gifts, but we take it for granted; yet it hangs on a thread as fine as a spider's web and the tiniest thing can make it snap, leaving the strongest of us helpless in an instant. — Jennifer Worth

I've loved someone since I was seventeen but I can't have him and I can't give him up. So until I can do that no one else will stand a chance. — Jennifer Worth

Whoever heard of a midwife as a literary heroine? Yet midwifery is the very stuff of drama. Every child is conceived either in love or lust, is born in pain, followed by joy or sometimes remorse. A midwife is in the thick of it, she sees it all. — Jennifer Worth

I remember the days of my youth when everything was new and bright; when the mind was always questing, searching, absorbing; when the pain of love was so acute it could suffocate, and the days when joy was delirious. — Jennifer Worth

Tread softly as you draw near to the bedside of a dying man, for the space around him is holy ground. Speak in hushed tones, with awe and reverence, as you would in a cathedral. Let not the mind engage in trivial thoughts. The awesome majesty of Death can only be met in silence. — Jennifer Worth

That's the trouble, I can't forget him. He was everything to me, except mine. — Jennifer Worth

Faith is a private matter, usually held deep within a person, quiet, impossible to recognise or understand, if you have no faith yourself — Jennifer Worth

I am forced to the conclusion that modern medicine does not know it all. — Jennifer Worth

Quite honestly, a baby covered in blood, still slightly blue, eyes screwed up, in the first few minutes after birth, is not an object of beauty. — Jennifer Worth

Their devotion showed me there were no versions of love there was only... Love. That it had no equal and that it was worth searching for, even if that search took a lifetime. — Jennifer Worth

Was it love of people?' I asked her. 'Of course no,' she snapped sharply. 'How can you love ignorant, brutish people whom you don't even know? Can anyone love filth and squalor? Or lice and rats? Who can love aching weariness, and carry on working, in spite of it? One cannot love these things. One can only love God, and through His grace come to love His people. — Jennifer Worth

Love doesn't adhere to time and boundaries does it? It just is. — Jennifer Worth

Sister Monica Joan murmured, as though to herself, but loud enough to be heard by all, "How perfectly charming. Old enough to know it all, and young enough to blush. Perfectly charming. — Jennifer Worth

The shell must be broken before the bird can fly. — Jennifer Worth

Life Lessons by Jennifer Worth

1. Jennifer Worth's work emphasizes the importance of compassion and understanding in all aspects of life, no matter how difficult the circumstances.
2. Her work also highlights the power of human connection and the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
3. Her stories remind us that everyone has a story to tell, and that it is essential to listen and learn from the experiences of others.