Quotes on Saint

There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.

One who has never known the turbulence of life, in whom the petals of the mysterious flower within have never opened; such a one may seem happy, may seem a saint, his single track mind may impress the multitude with its power - but he is ill equipped for life's true adventure into the infinite.

My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work and to be faithful to him, and not to spoil his work by our shortcomings.

Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.

I knew very early what I wanted to do, and I considered myself lucky to know that's what I wanted, even in a place like Saint Lucia where there was no publishing house and no theatre.

Saints spring and thrive most internally, when they are most externally afflicted. Afflictions are the mother of virtue.

If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a Socrates who is never content with the initial superficial response, but is always probing for finer distinctions, clearer examples, a more profound form of knowing. Our concept of knowledge has changed since classical times, but Socrates has provided us with a timeless educational goal - ever deeper understanding.

Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in obtaining the desires of our heart, when God so wills it, is not worse than to receive it; for we know not as He does, what is profitable to us.

This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school.

All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.

And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.

In the chapel you prayed to be a saint and now I will make you a god.

When two great saints meet, it's a humbling experience.

It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.... Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.

No matter what you read or hear, no matter what the difference of circumstances you observe in the lives of women about you, it is important for you Latter-day Saint women to understand that the Lord holds motherhood and mothers sacred and in the highest esteem. He has entrusted to his daughters the great responsibility of bearing and nurturing children.... There is divinity in each new life.

Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery.

I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself.

I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.

There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.