Quote by Rex Stout Download Open image ““The essence of sainthood is expiation.”” — Rex Stout ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“But personally, I think [sainthood] is not so much the growth of virtue, as simply the replacement of prior vices with an addiction to… — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
“Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.” — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“It is possible for any man, by good deeds, to enshrine himself as a Saint in the hearts of the people.” — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
“That it is the saint’s duty, and should be their care, not only to get an established judgment of the truth, but also to… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
“ A saint is not to take the initiative toward self-realization, but toward knowing Jesus Christ. A spiritually vigorous saint never believes that his circumstances… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“One need not be a saint, or even a mother, to become a bearer of God. One needs only to obey. The divine resides… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“A man becomes a saint not by conviction that he is better than sinners but by the realization that he is one of them,… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“Many people genuinely do not wish to be saints, and it is possible that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never had… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“The saint is the apology for the Christian religion. He is holy, however, because he allows Christ to live in him and it is… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
A person who does not read cannot think. He may have good mental processes, but he has nothing to think about. You can feel… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Frankly, I wish I could make my heart quit doing an extra thump when Wolfe says satisfactory, Archie. It's childish.” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
In a world that operates largely at random, coincidences are to be expected, but any one of them must always be mistrusted. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“everything from war to picnics depends on the weather, as Wolfe remarked” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold -- if you have one. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“When we turned right on Thirty-fifth Street our suffix came along. By the time we rolled to the curb in front of Wolfe's house… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
