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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
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Small: Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most
"Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most"
St. Jerome, Saint
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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
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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
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Small: Teach us to give and not to count the cost
"Teach us to give and not to count the cost"
Saint Ignatius, Saint
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Small: My longing for truth was a single prayer
"My longing for truth was a single prayer"
Edith Stein, Saint
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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
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Small: God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering
"God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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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
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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
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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
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Small: A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts
"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts"
St. Jerome, Saint
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Small: Pain is never permanent
"Pain is never permanent"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
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Small: God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember
"God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person"
Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
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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
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Small: Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art em
"Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet
"O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: Love is the beauty of the soul
"Love is the beauty of the soul"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it
"To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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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
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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
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Small: Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head ar
"Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not kno
"What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds arou
"What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot
"We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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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
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Small: We are certainly in a common class with the beasts every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodil
"We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: To seek the highest good is to live well
"To seek the highest good is to live well"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation
"To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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