Marginalized Quote by Pope Francis

Saints are described as fearing the name of God; they are reverent worshippers; they stand in awe of the Lord's authority; they are afraid…

— Charles Spurgeon

Saints are simply men and women who have fulfilled their natural obligation which is to approach God.

— Evelyn Waugh

Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints…

— Henri Nouwen

Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for…

— Thomas Merton

The wonderful thing about saints is that they were human. They lost their tempers, got hungry, scolded God, were egotistical or impatient in their…

— Phyllis McGinley

“Christians who give themselves as living sacrifices and offer their worship in this way are people with a high standard of discipline. They are…

— R.C. Sproul

One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to imitate their life.

— Athanasius

A saint is someone whose life makes it easier to believe in God.

— William Barclay

A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.

— Brennan Manning

To me, there are saints every day. They stand up and help others and live for others and do things for others.

— Theodore Melfi

The saints were cowards who stood by to see Christ crucified: they should have flung themselves Upon the Roman spears, and died in vain--…

— George Eliot

We're not saints, any of us. Maybe somebody is, but I don't know those people. But we all know people who behave very smugly…

— Heidi Julavits