Saints Quotes

578 Saints quotes by 366 unique authors

I just remember their kindness and goodness to me, and their peacefulness and their utter simplicity. They inspired real reverence, and I think, in a… — Thomas Merton
The Hindus are not looking for us to send them men who will build schools and hospitals, although those things are good and useful in… — Thomas Merton
I sell dreams, small comforts, sweet harmless temptations to bring down a multitude of saints crashing among the hazels and nougatines — Joanne Harris
Really, doesn´t everything make sense? There are, of course, things from which we more or less recover, although some of them are too harsh even… — Ernst Junger
Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and… — Aung San Suu Kyi
The religious geniuses of all ages have been distinguished by this kind of religious feeling, which knows no dogma and no God conceived in man's… — Albert Einstein
Saints preserve us,' Dr. Kellen said, and squeezed Galen's shoulder. 'What have we done to our youth? — Jessica Day George
...the dead have a way of becoming saints in the eyes of their survivors... — Rachel Vincent
On that very night, the night of the greatest suffering that has ever taken place in the world or that ever will take place, the… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Patience is a godly attribute that can heal souls, unlock treasures of knowledge and understanding, and transform ordinary men and women into saints and angels.… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Patience means accepting that which cannot be changed and facing it with courage, grace, and faith. It means being “willing to submit to all things… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
God plants His saints in the most useless places. We say, 'God intends me to be here because I am so useful.' Jesus never estimated… — Oswald Chambers
Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these. — Tanith Lee
A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires. Their… — Jonathan Edwards
I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsman's gown, My figured goblets… — William Shakespeare
Jem is nothing but goodness. That he struck you last night only shows how capable you are of driving even saints to madness. — Cassandra Clare
Ninety-five percent of people who walk the earth are simply inert. One percent are saints, and one percent are assholes. The other three percent are… — Stephen King
One day she told me that they'd decided that my gender was divvied into two neat piles-Men and Guys. Basically, all the saints of the… — Gayle Forman
The worst isn't the last thing about the world. It's the next to the last thing. The last thing is the best. It's the power… — Frederick Buechner
He's earned a lifetime of peace and happiness, but some people never get what they deserve. That's why there are saints in gutters and sadists… — Ann Aguirre
You were a soldier?" "Yes, sir." "You barely look old enough to have seen the last battle." "My father was a career army man, sir.… — Jessica Day George
The saints should always remember that God sees not as man sees; that he does not willingly afflict his children, and that if he requires… — George Q. Cannon
As a young boy, Charles Darwin made friends easily but preferred to spend his time taking long, solitary nature walks. (As an adult he was… — Susan Cain
If ever you are tempted to become discouraged or to lose faith, remember those faithful Saints who remained true in Kirtland. Hold on a little… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
If truth were not boring, science would have done away with God long ago. But God as well as the saints is a means to… — Emile M. Cioran

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