The saint endeavors to recover a gift which he has lost; the sinner tries to obtain something which was never his. In… — Arthur Machen Copy Share Image
The vanities of all others may gradually die out, but the vanity of a saint regarding his sainthood is hard indeed to… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
St. Patrick... one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of… — Charles Madigan Copy Share Image
It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The saints, many of them women, warred with themselves as well as God. The body has its own animal urges, just as… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Let the Saints remember that great things depend on their individual exertion, and that they are called to be co-workers with us… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Jem is nothing but goodness. That he struck you last night only shows how capable you are of driving even saints to… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Personally, I am thrilled that I can now let my characters clasp a rosary, mention confession or invoke the intercession of a… — Regina Doman Copy Share Image
Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it… — William Stringfellow Copy Share Image
Sensibility appears to me to be neither good nor evil in itself, but in its application. Under the influence of Christian principle,… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
The most precise and thoughtful scholar is limited in what he knows and wrong in some things that he affirms; the most… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
A saint is simply a human being whose soul has ... grown up to its full stature, by full and generous response… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
The best remedy for dryness of spirit, is to picture ourselves as beggars in the presence of God and the Saints, and… — Philip Neri Copy Share Image
My very first gig was with the Sex Pistols, and it was also our first-ever gig. It was a very short set,… — Steve Jones Copy Share Image
Therefore bread was created for the glory of Christ. Hunger and thirst were created for the glory of Christ. And fasting was… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The most important things that any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever does in this world are:… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
The sinner is at the heart of Christianity. No one is as competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. No one,… — Charles Peguy Copy Share Image
Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its… — Anthony of Padua Copy Share Image
Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's… — Nicolas Ghesquiere Copy Share Image
How much unbelief exists in the minds of the Latter-day Saints in regard to one particular doctrine which I revealed to them,… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“People call me a saint and I think, I have to work harder. Because a saint would be a great thing to… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
How can you possibly believe he really loves you?” Miss Sneezy looks from the Mother to the Saint to Mr. Whittier’s hand.“You… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share Image
A good life with contentment is itself a great wealth. For we brought nothing with us into this world, and we can… — Saint Timothy Copy Share Image
If I ever become a Saint - I will surely be one of "darkness." I will continually be absent from heaven -… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Saints have to be tough as well as tender because saints are like Christ, and Christ was the toughest and the tenderest… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect,… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The means for maintaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love. Fire is kindled by the wood we cast into… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Ah, how true it is that we love ourselves too much and proceed with too much human prudence, that we may not… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is harder for us to smile at those who live with us, the immediate members of our families, than it… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
You must live the life of a saint. You have no choice because to do anything else is to enter into the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I grabbed you like that, but your stubbornness would drive a saint crazy." "Yeah, and we both know you ain't… — Charlotte McPherren Copy Share Image
A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be… — Edward James Olmos Copy Share Image
Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with… — St. Catherine of Siena Copy Share Image
Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
You don’t have to be brave or a saint, a martyr, or even very smart to be an atheist. All you have… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
The only real revolution is in the enlightenment of the mind and the improvement of character, the only real emancipation is individual,… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
