Saint Quotes

1317 Saint quotes by 721 unique authors

And whatsoever is repressed has to be repressed again because victory is never complete. There is no way to destroy sex by force, by violence.… — Rajneesh
The brightest saint is the man who has the most heart-searching sense of his own sinfulness, and the liveliest sense of his own complete acceptance… — J C Ryle
May both of them [Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II] teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to… — Pope Francis
Now my wife may think she's locked me out of the kitchen but MacGyver's not my patron saint for nothing. — Alton Brown
One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: 'Preach the gospel at all… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I hope that I state your case fairly: One of my great fears is misrepresenting you, even to myself, now that you are not here… — Michael Arditti
The best remedy for dryness of spirit, is to picture ourselves as beggars in the presence of God and the Saints, and like a beggar,… — Philip Neri
If we should be saved and become saints, we ought always to stand at the gates of the Divine mercy to beg and pray for,… — Alphonsus Liguori
Let us read the lives of the saints; let us consider the penances which they performed, and blush to be so effeminate and so fearful… — Alphonsus Liguori
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
When I was young I spoke like a child I saw with a child's eyes And an open door was to a girl Like the… — Mary Chapin Carpenter
You will not become a saint through other people's sins. — Anton Chekhov
The passion of Christianity comes from deliberately signing away my own rights and becoming a bondservant of Jesus Christ. Until I do that, I will… — Oswald Chambers
Where are the heroes and the saints, who keep a clear vision of man's greatest gift, his freedom, to oppose not only the dictatorship of… — Dorothy Day
Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day. — Henri Nouwen
I believe in the Yves Saint Laurent woman who either has her hands in the pockets of her pantsuit or is holding her lover's hand.… — Carine Roitfeld
May a merciful God preserve me from a Christian Church in which everyone is a saint! I want to be and remain in the church… — Martin Luther
Saints cannot exist without a community — Stanley Hauerwas
When you are insulted, you must not only not resent it, but you must make it an opportunity to exhibit the Son of God in… — Oswald Chambers
The purposes of our God are great, His love unfathomable, His wisdom infinite, and His power unlimited; therefore, the Saints have cause to rejoice and… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We are not saints. We know we make mistakes, but at least our heart is with the right cause. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
For me to be a saint means to be myself. — Thomas Merton
Jesus is giving you such an opportunity to be holy, holier than all the saints that have ever been, because the world is in such… — Mother Angelica
The one true mark of a saint of God is the inner creativity that flows from being totally surrendered to Jesus Christ. — Oswald Chambers
The battle against the Devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the Devil is still… — Pope John Paul II

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