Saint Quotes
1317 Saint quotes by 721 unique authors
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Let the Saints remember that great things depend on their individual exertion, and that they are called to be co-workers with us and the Holy…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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The dangers that exist are real, but only illustrate the fact that men and women need Christ. The suffering and dying of missionaries advance the…
— David Sills
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Beyond fashion and its demands, there are higher and more pressing laws, principles superior to fashion, and unchangeable, which under no circumstances can be sacrificed…
— Pope Pius XII
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We're going to make every effort to keep the Saints as Louisiana's team.
— Paul Tagliabue
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These principles have been proclaimed by God, by the Church, by the Saints, by reason, by Christian morality.
— Pope Pius XII
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Saint George and the Dragon!-Bonny Saint George for Merry England!-The castle is won!
— Walter Scott
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The unbreakable bond between love of God and love of neighbor is emphasized. One is so closely connected to the other that to say that…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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The only true riches are those that make us rich in virtue. Therefore, if you want to be rich, beloved, love true riches. If you…
— Pope Gregory I
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If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate . . .…
— Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Christ has made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him Whom the Angels serve.
— Unknown Author
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I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true…
— Elizabeth Ann Seton
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What do they not see, who see Him Who sees all things?
— Pope Gregory I
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God desires from you the least degree of purity of conscience more than all the works you can perform.
— John of the Cross
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The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love.
— Pope Gregory I
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Whoever wishes to hold the fortress of contemplation must first of all train in the camp of action.
— Pope Gregory I
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We ascend to the heights of contemplation by the steps of action.
— Pope Gregory I
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In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the contemplative…
— Isidore of Seville
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There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness;…
— Pope Gregory I
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only…
— John of the Cross
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
— John of the Cross
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
— John of the Cross
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It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I…
— Francis of Assisi
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It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects on the soul…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy.
— Alphonsus Liguori
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God being infinite beauty, the soul united to Christ draws upon himself the admiring and tender gaze of the Angels, who, were they capable of…
— Pope Pius X
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