Samaritan Quotes
31 quotes by 24 authors
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If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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A pipe is the fountain of contemplation, the source of pleasure, the companion of the wise; and the man who smokes, thinks like a philosopher…
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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I have always believed that the Good Samaritan went across the road to the wounded man just because he wanted to.
— Wilfred Grenfell
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We show our adoration by going to visit Christ in the tabernacle or exposed in the monstrance. Would it not indeed be a failing in…
— Columba Marmion
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It is at times such as this that we show our true spirit of giving and of brotherhood - of revealing the good Samaritan in…
— Jo Bonner
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Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan.
— John M. Perkins
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A Good Samaritan is not simply one whose heart is touched in an immediate act of care and charity, but one who provides a system…
— James A. Forbes
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Being missionaries means loving God with all one's heart, even to the point, if necessary, of dying for him... Being missionaries means stooping down to…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts…
— Pope Francis
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Christian love is loving without counting the cost. This is the lesson of the Good Samaritan; this is the lesson of Jesus.
— Pope Francis
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Each day millions of children arrive in American classrooms in search of more than reading and math skills. They are looking for a light in…
— Jim Trelease
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True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that a system that produces beggars needs to be repaved.…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style…
— Pope Francis
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The good Samaritan, he's getting dressed, he's getting ready for the show. He's going to the carnival tonight on Desolation Row.
— Bob Dylan
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The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.
— Margaret Thatcher
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On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Richard wrote a mental diary in his head. Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiance, a home, and a life…
— Neil Gaiman
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And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the robbers were still…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Samaritan woman grasped what He said with fervor that came from an awareness of her real need. The transaction was fascinating. She has come…
— Ravi Zacharias
Who Wrote These Samaritan Quotes
24 authors contributed a total of 31 Samaritan Quotes as follows: