Saint Quotes · Page 83

You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty,…

— Therese of Lisieux

Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections,…

— John Eudes

Prayer as it comes from the saint is weak and languid; but when the arrow of a saint's prayer is put into…

— Thomas Watson

Great creators like Yves Saint Laurent or Jimmi Hendrix; they are people who are so smart and so sensitive. They have such…

— Jalil Lespert

Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you don't really want…

— Mother Teresa

People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled - secure from violent passions or temptations to evil - those who have never…

— Eva Le Gallienne

Many people see Eva Peron as either a saint or the incarnation of Satan. That means I definitely can identify with her.

— Madonna Ciccone

Truth is condemned as a trap; justice is jeered at; saints are harassed as social enemies. Hence this Incarnation has come to…

— Sathya Sai Baba

It is very odd that Nature should be so unscrupulous. She is no saint . . .

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

When we want culture more than potatoes, and illumination more than sugar-plums, then the great resources of a world are taxed anddrawn…

— Henry David Thoreau

I guess this means that our conflict is finally over. Perhaps we should celebrate." – Saint Dane Perhaps you should bite me." Bobby

— Anonymous

It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects…

— Alphonsus Liguori

“When we transform our old life and give our spirit a new image, we find it hard and tiring to turn back…

— Augustine of Hippo

But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius.

— Truman Capote

There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is,…

— Maximus the Confessor

Saints cannot exist without a community, as they require, like all of us, nurturance by a people who, while often unfaithful, preserve…

— Stanley Hauerwas

I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.

— Charles Barkley

Saint Christopher, who said, Where can I get a Frank Sinatra medal? Never got a dinner!

— Red Buttons

If ever you are tempted to become discouraged or to lose faith, remember those faithful Saints who remained true in Kirtland. Hold…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

God hath not revealed anything to Joseph, but what he will make known unto the Twelve, and even the least Saint may…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

Don't neglect your spiritual reading. - Reading has made many saints.

— Josemaria Escriva

When feminists become saints, we will become their pupils.

— Peter Kreeft

The Most Blessed Sacrament is Christ made visible. The poor sick person is Christ again made visible.

— Gerard Majella

From a private gentlewoman you have made me first a marchioness, then a queen; and, as you can raise me no higher…

— Anne Boleyn

The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.

— Leon Bloy