We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.
Oscar RomeroRead
Aspire not to have more, but to be more.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Strive for personal growth and character development rather than material accumulation.
The quote from Oscar Romero emphasizes the importance of self-improvement and the cultivation of one's character as opposed to the pursuit of material wealth or possessions. It encourages individuals to focus on becoming better versions of themselves—more compassionate, understanding, and capable—rather than merely accumulating more in life.
Themes
AspirationSelf-ImprovementCharacterPersonal GrowthWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about personal development, one might say, 'As Oscar Romero once stated, aspire not to have more, but to be more.'
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All quotes →Beautiful is the moment in which we understand that we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be.
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When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises.
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A Christian's authenticity is show in difficult hours it is in difficult hours that the church grows in authenticity. Blest be God for this difficult hour in our archdiocese. Let us be worthy of it.
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The church would betray its own love for God and its fidelity to the gospel if it stopped being . . . a defender of the rights of the poor . . . a humanizer of every legitimate struggle to achieve a more just society . . . that prepares the way for the true reign of God in history.
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It moves one's heart to think: Nine months before I was born there was a woman who loved me deeply. She did not know what I was going to be like, but she loved me because she carried me in her womb.
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