Saint Quotes

1317 Saint quotes by 721 unique authors

Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of our vices we can frame A ladder, if we will but tread Beneath our feet each deed… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The lily is all in white, like a saint, And so is no mate for me. — Thomas Hood
Look in, and see Christ's chosen saint In triumph wear his Christ-like chain; No fear lest he should swerve or faint; "His life is Christ,… — John Keble
Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. — William Cowper
No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n, Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n; But such plain roofs as Piety could raise, And only vocal… — Alexander Pope
Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir. — Kabir
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own. — Charles Churchill
A saint is someone who has achieved a remote human possibility. It is impossible to say what that possibility is. I think it has something… — Leonard Cohen
Do not consider any act of service as demeaning. Sweeping the streets, for example, is not below your dignity. Do you not sweep the floor… — Sathya Sai Baba
Truth is condemned as a trap; justice is jeered at; saints are harassed as social enemies. Hence this Incarnation has come to uphold the Truth… — Sathya Sai Baba
I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for any man — Charlton Heston
My one big regret was that there were no scenes that I could play with Eva Marie Saint. I hounded them. I said figure out… — Jessica Lange
Come, ye saints, look here and wonder, See the place where Jesus lay; He has burst His bands asunder; He has borne our sins away;… — Thomas Raymond Kelly
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking,… — Paul the Apostle
Concluding a short series on sin: It is appalling to think of a power so strong that it can annihilate with the irresistible force of… — Charles Brent
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of… — Ignatius Loyola
If God causes you to suffer much it is a sign that He has great designs for you and that He certainly intends to make… — Ignatius Loyola
There is no estimating the wit and wisdom concealed and latent in our lower fellow mortals until made manifest by profound experiences; for it is… — John Muir
C. albus...I think the very loveliest of all the lily family - a spotless soul, plant saint, that every one must love and so be… — John Muir
The healing of the world is in its nameless saints. Each separate star seems nothing, but a myriad scattered stars break up the night and… — Bayard Taylor
If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with… — Brigham Young
Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test — Brigham Young
The ideal state is meekness, or humility, or the semi-invalid state of the old. Year after year I am becoming nobler and nobler. If I… — Charles Fort
Beside each believer stands an Angel as protector and shepherd, leading him to life. — Saint Basil
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion. — Saint Francis de Sales

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