Bless Quote by Meister Eckhart

Do not think that saintliness comes from occupation; it depends rather on what one is. The kind of work we do does not make…

— Meister Eckhart

The kind of work we do does not make us holy, but we can make it holy. However "sacred" a calling may be, as…

— Meister Eckhart

People call me a saint and I think, I have to work harder. Because a saint would be a great thing to be.

— Paul Farmer

A saint is a person who does almost everything any other decent person does, only somewhat better and with a totally different motive.

— Coventry Patmore

What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life…

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“the vocation to sanctity is not linked to a call to become a priest, monk, or nun but to sanctify themselves in the normal…

— John F. Coverdale

“People call me a saint and I think, I have to work harder. Because a saint would be a great thing to be.” -…

— Tracy Kidder

A saint is one who makes goodness attractive.

— Laurence Housman

The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen.

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

With supernatural intuition Blessed Josemaria untiringly preached the universal call to holiness and apostolate. Christ calls everyone to become holy in the realities of…

— Pope John Paul II

“Saint-worship is not the same as hero-worship; it is a much less dangerous thing than hero-worship. For hero-worship generally means the absorption or transmutation…

— G.K. Chesterton

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