Saint Quotes

1317 Saint quotes by 721 unique authors

It is right to submit to a higher authority whenever a command of God would be violated. — Saint Basil
True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which having a definite… — Saint Francis de Sales
Mount Calvary is the academy of love. — Saint Francis de Sales
Just as in one man there is one soul and one body, yet many members; even so the Catholic Church is one body, having many… — Thomas Aquinas
The Church has ever proved indestructible. Her persecutors have failed to destroy her; in fact, it was during times of persecution that the Church grew… — Thomas Aquinas
Just as in a physical body the operation of one member contributes to the good of the whole body, so it is in a spiritual… — Thomas Aquinas
The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the… — Thomas Aquinas
Reprimand and rebuke should be accepted as healing remedies for vice and as conducive to good health. From this it is clear that those who… — Saint Basil
Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live… — Carlo Borromeo
Refusing further service as a Roman soldier: I am a soldier of Christ: combat is not permitted to me. — Martin of Tours
Enjoy yourself as much as you like - if only you keep from sin. — John Bosco
After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time,… — Ignatius Loyola
Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry. — Saint Francis de Sales
No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another,… — Ignatius Loyola
The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who show… — Saint Francis de Sales
Examine from time to time what are the dominant passions of your soul, and having ascertained this, mold your life, so that in thought, word,… — Saint Francis de Sales
What does it take to become a saint? Will it. — Thomas Aquinas
The will is free; Strong is the soul, and wise, and beautiful; The seeds of godlike power are in us still; Gods are we, bards,… — Matthew Arnold
There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort! — John Vianney
In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable… — Solomon Schechter
How much unbelief exists in the minds of the Latter-day Saints in regard to one particular doctrine which I revealed to them, and which God… — Brigham Young
Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he… — Brigham Young
I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a… — Gerald R. Ford
God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more. Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools Have yet so… — Matthew Arnold
Enlightenment doesn't simply mean being in heavenly states of mind. It doesn't mean being a saint. — Frederick Lenz

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