Friendship Quote by An priest long dead

“In many chapels, reddened by the setting sun, the saints rest silently, waiting for someone to love them." These words, penned by an unknown…

— Susan Peek

“Our saints have always been theives and murderers. That's the proof of the loftiness of their hearts. (spoken by Ulrich's neighbor)”

— Rana Dasgupta

“Suddenly, from all the green around you, something-you don't know what-has disappeared; you feel it creeping closer to the window, in total silence. From…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“What do you know of gods and saints?” I ask, filling my voice with scorn. His fingers drift to the silver oak leaf of…

— Robin LaFevers

“ A saint is not to take the initiative toward self-realization, but toward knowing Jesus Christ. A spiritually vigorous saint never believes that his circumstances…

— Oswald Chambers

“In those ancient rooms near the center of Belaire all our wisdom originates, born in the gossip's mind as she sits to watch the…

— John Crowley

The saints must be honored as friends of Christ and children and heirs of God. Let us carefully observe the manner of life of…

— John of Damascus

I'm not a saint, but I am a saint.

— GloRilla

“The saint is the apology for the Christian religion. He is holy, however, because he allows Christ to live in him and it is…

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

“The Lord preserve us from sainthood”

— Nikos Kazantzakis

To be a saint is to be a little out of one's mind, which is a very good thing to be a little out…

— Frederick Buechner

“There was a time when I prayed to saints. What I liked about them were their humble beginnings: they were human, once, and so…

— Jodi Picoult