Saintliness Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

Wakefulness is the only saintliness there is, and sleepiness, unconsciousness, is the only sin there is; all other sins are born out of it. Cut… — Rajneesh
Infinite perfection is in every man, though unmanifested. Every man has in him the potentiality of attaining to perfect saintliness, Rishihood, or to the most… — Swami Vivekananda
All expectations belong to the mind, all disciplines belong to the mind, all so-called saintliness and so-called sin belong to the mind. When there is… — Rajneesh
Most of the world's great souls have been lonely. Loneliness seems to be one price the saint must pay for his saintliness... Always remember: you… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. It is not a… — Paul Hawken
Do not think that saintliness comes from occupation; it depends rather on what one is. The kind of work we do does not make us… — Meister Eckhart
Saintliness is also a temptation. — Jean Anouilh
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a new saintliness, itself… — Simone Weil
If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent and is exceedingly humble, he is termed a saint, and this is the standard of saintliness. — Maimonides
In Jewish tradition, death-defying devotion to scholarship was the stuff of saintliness. — Israel Shenker
You don't have to be religious to have a soul; everybody has one. You don't have to be religious to perfect your soul; I have… — Harold S. Kushner
Artists put as much vitality and delight into their saintliness and escape out as most men do their escapes into similar places from respectable existence. — Wyndham Lewis
What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mother Teresa was the very embodiment of saintliness: white-clad, sad-eyed, ascetic and often photographed with the wretched of the earth. — Steven Pinker
I doubt if I have made the best use of all my calamities. Soft, amiable natures they would have refined to saintliness; of strong, evil… — Charlotte Bronte
You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's diaper,… — Max Lucado
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

Who Wrote These Saintliness Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 18 Saintliness Quotes as follows: