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: 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: Haste is of the Devil
"Haste is of the Devil"
St. Jerome, 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: Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider
"Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: If you have men who will exclude any of Gods creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have
Francis of Assisi
"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men"
Francis of Assisi, Saint
Small: Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand
"Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand"
Saint Augustine, 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: Give me chastity and continence, but not yet
"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most
"Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most"
St. Jerome, Saint
Small: Patience is the companion of wisdom
"Patience is the companion of wisdom"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Charity is no substitute for justice withheld
"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld"
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: The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit
"The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
Small: Pain is never permanent
"Pain is never permanent"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
Small: This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections
"This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: The desire is thy prayers and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing.
"The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer"
Saint Augustine, 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: Dont you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
"Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?"
Saint Augustine, 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: 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: To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience
"To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
Small: Teach us to give and not to count the cost
"Teach us to give and not to count the cost"
Saint Ignatius, Saint
Small: The nation... doesnt simply need what we have. It needs what we are
"The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of w
"The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: My longing for truth was a single prayer
"My longing for truth was a single prayer"
Edith Stein, Saint
Small: Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compass
"Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall"
Saint Patrick, Saint
Small: We cannot pass our guardian angels bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs
"We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation
"To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Punishment is justice for the unjust
"Punishment is justice for the unjust"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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