Saint Quotes

1317 Saint quotes by 721 unique authors

God will not hold us responsible to understand the mysteries of election, predestination, and the divine sovereignty. The best and safest way to deal with… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
As we seek the Lord ever more diligently, we will surely find Him. We will see clearly that the Lord does not abandon His Church… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Her hand fluttered over her heart. "Did you just say the word shopping without flinching?" "I did. So?" "So, that's gotta be a record. It's… — Gena Showalter
Between the scribe who has read and the prophet who has seen there is a difference as wide as the sea. We are today overrun… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
[...] Technology has tended to devaluate the traditional vision-inducing materials. The illumination of a city, for example, was once a rare event, reserved for victories… — Aldous Huxley
Yet do not miss the moral, my good men. For Saint Paul says that all that’s written well Is written down some useful truth to… — Geoffrey Chaucer
Having spent time around "sinners" and also around purported saints, I have a hunch why Jesus spent so much time with the former group: I… — Philip Yancey
You have the patience of a saint," I grumbled, slouching into a chair. "And besides, you don't hang out with him 24/7." "Neither will you.… — Richelle Mead
I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint-- I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise… — Tom Waits
Picture this scene. A critic arrives at the gates of heaven. 'And what did you do?' asks Saint Peter. 'Well', says the dead soul. 'I… — Stephen Fry
Then there are the addicts, the hunger addicts, the rage addicts, the poverty addicts , and power addicts, and the pure addicts who are addicted… — Jeet Thayil
Sometimes I see myself reflected too closely in other men for comfort, and then I have an enormous wish to believe in the saints, in… — Graham Greene
As she walked, she breathed a quick benediction to the patron saint of sleuthing. "Nancy Drew," she whispered, "be with me now. — Colin Meloy
Well...you're a martyr and I'm a patron saint-I can't think of anyone better! — Neal Shusterman
Patti, did art get us?' I looked away, not really wanting to think about it. 'I don't know, Robert. I don't know.' Perhaps it did,… — Patti Smith
Those who are truly enlightened, those whose souls are illuminated by love, have been able to overcome all of the inhibitions and preconceptions of their… — Paulo Coelho
And the reason I am writing this on the back of a manila envelope now that they have left the train together is to tell… — Billy Collins
Society has put before you the ideal of a 'perfect man'. No matter in which culture you were born, you have scriptural doctrines and traditions… — U.G. Krishnamurti
Love makes saints or sinners out of men. — Nora Roberts
People who walk across dark bridges, past saints, with dim, small lights. Clouds which move across gray skies past churches with towers darkened in the… — Franz Kafka
The Rose does not preen herself to catch my eye. She blooms because she blooms. A saint is a saint until he knows he is… — Anthony de Mello
Inside each of us is a monster; inside each of us is a saint. The real question is which one we nurture the most, which… — Jodi Picoult
The measure of love is to love without measure. - attributed to Saint Augustine — Cassandra Clare
Slowly but surly I want to strip her of every kind of happiness as to make a saint of her. — Jean Genet
..nothing in your past can change how I feel about you. And God knows I’m no saint. — Sylvia Day

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