Mortification Quotes

45 quotes by 29 authors

It is a great mortification to the vanity of man, that his utmost art and industry can never equal the meanest of nature's productions, either… — David Hume
Oh, how I like those little mortifications that are seen by nobody, such as rising a quarter of an hour sooner, rising for a little… — John Vianney
It is 11 years since I have seen my figure in a glass [mirror]. The last reflection I saw there was so disagreeable I resolved… — Mary Wortley Montagu
Those who live on vanity must, not unreasonably, expect to die of mortification. — Alice Thomas Ellis
Without a sincere and diligent effort in every area of obedience, there will be no sucessful mortification of any one besetting sin. — John Owen
Without mortification nothing can be done. — Philip Neri
There is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears. — Teresa of Avila
He who wishes to find Jesus should seek Him, not in the delights and pleasures of the world, but in mortification of the senses. — Alphonsus Liguori
Where there is no great mortification there is no great sanctity. — Philip Neri
It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and… — Alphonsus Rodriguez
To my deep mortification my father once said to me, "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat-catching, and you will be a disgrace… — Charles Darwin
We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds.… — Fulton J. Sheen
To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give... You will find that people forget the failures of others… — W. Somerset Maugham
The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other; it is a perpetual exercise in mortification. — Saint Francis de Sales
All attempts, then, for mortification of any lust, without an interest in Christ, are vain. — John Owen
Of course, everyone's parents are embarrassing. It goes with the territory. The nature of parents is to embarrass merely by existing, just as it is… — Neil Gaiman
We launch our souls from the cannons of art and discipline, and on any one night, hovering over the chimney tops of Europe, halfway to… — Mark Helprin
Have I mentioned that I expect death around every turn, that every blue sky has a safe sailing out of it, that every bus runs… — Rick Moody
Sin also carries on its war by entangling the affections and drawing them into an alliance against the mind. Grace may be enthroned in the… — John Owen
If any man would come after me, let him deny himself." The disciple must say to himself the same words Peter said of Christ when… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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