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title: "4 Greatest Saints Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“On the one hand we must never imagine that our own unaided efforts can be relied on to carry us even through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/on-the-one-hand-we-must-never-imagine-that-our-own-unaided-efforts/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/c-s-lewis-121_quote_on-the-one-hand-we-must-never-imagine-th_108092.jpg)

> [For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the Church are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-besant/for-centuries-the-leaders-of-christian-thought-spoke-of-women-as-a/)

[Annie Besant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-besant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/annie-besant-2901_christian_for-centuries-the-leaders-of-christian-t_1106635.png)

> [The greatest saints, those richest in grace and virtue will be the most assiduous in praying to the most Blessed Virgin, looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-de-montfort/the-greatest-saints-those-richest-in-grace-and-virtue-will-be-the/)

[Louis de Montfort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-de-montfort/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/louis-de-montfort-22428_blessed_the-greatest-saints-those-richest-in-gra_2288571.png)

> [It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hart/it-is-in-our-darkest-cultures-that-the-greatest-saints-rise-stand-and/)

[Mark Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/mark-hart-3996_culture_it-is-in-our-darkest-cultures-that-the-g_2712362.png)

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