Famous quotes by Saints

SaintsThroughout history, Saints have been admired for their knowledge and also insight. From Saint Augustine to Saint Teresa of Avila, these divine figures have actually left us with motivating words of wisdom that can help us to live a more purposeful life. Below are several of one of the most profound quotes from Saints that can aid us to find tranquility, happiness, and objective in our lives.
Small: Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most
"Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers
"There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
Small: God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist
"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: My longing for truth was a single prayer
"My longing for truth was a single prayer"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart
"The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night
"Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Til your good is better and your better is best
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts
"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful but I have never read in either of th
"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Pain is never permanent
"Pain is never permanent"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
Small: True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor
"True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor"
Saint Ignatius, Saint
Small: Why do you not practice what you preach
"Why do you not practice what you preach"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way
"What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Virginity can be lost by a thought
"Virginity can be lost by a thought"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks
"True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: They talk like angels but they live like men
"They talk like angels but they live like men"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: The scars of others should teach us caution
"The scars of others should teach us caution"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: The friendship that can cease has never been real
"The friendship that can cease has never been real"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price
"Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverb
"Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed
"Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Haste is of the Devil
"Haste is of the Devil"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Catch, then, O catch the transient hour Improve each moment as it flies!
"Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst th
"Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied
"Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you
"Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless
"Action without a name, a "who" attached to it, is meaningless"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law
"Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept
"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept"
St. Jerome, Saint
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