Quotes about saints are expressions that highlight the virtues and wisdom displayed by these holy individuals. They provide insight into the exemplary lives led by saints, who are revered for their exceptional goodness and devotion. These quotes often emphasize the importance of selflessness, compassion, and faith, offering guidance and inspiration for those seeking to follow in their footsteps.
In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints. — Frederick Buechner
There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future. — Saint Augustine
The saint, we are told,
once lived a life of sin -
nothing spectacular, of course,
just the usual things. — Nissim Ezekiel
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. — Oscar Wilde
A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God. — Brennan Manning
Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord. — Walter Cradock
It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig. — George Santayana
The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain't. — George Jones
Ask Jesus to make you a saint. After all, only He can do that. Go to confession regularly and to Communion as often as you can — Dominic Savio
If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint. — Ignatius of Loyola
To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thorn bush, and Saint Bernard plunged into an icy pond... You - what have you done? — Josemaria Escriva
A devil takes one and makes two, a saint takes two and makes one. — Moroccan Proverbs
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience. — Saint Francis de Sales
Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak. — Anthony of Padua
Love God, serve God; everything is in that. — Clare of Assisi
Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. — St. Catherine of Siena
The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God. — Anthony of Padua
How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me! — Elizabeth of Hungary
Do not try to excuse your faults; try to correct them — John Bosco
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. — John of the Cross
Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven. — Rose of Lima
Saint Image Quotes
Enjoy yourself as much as you like - if only you keep from sin. — John Bosco
One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world. — Saint Dominic
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more. — Maximilian Kolbe
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt. — Ambrose
Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved. — Robert Bellarmine
Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.
The world would have peace if only men of politics would follow the Gospels. — Bridget of Sweden
Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world. — Pope Pius IX
To do penance is to bewail the evil we have done, and to do no evil to bewail. — Pope Gregory I
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future
Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you. — Moses
We must give alms. Charity wins souls and draws them to virtue. — Angela Merici
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven. — Pope Pius X
Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance. — Anne Sexton
Let us learn to skillfully draw good out of what would otherwise cause us harm. — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
I will be kind to everybody, particularly to those whom I find troublesome. — Anthony Mary Claret
Inspirational Saint Quotes
Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me. — Clare of Assisi
It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us to learn the path by which He requires us to follow Him, and to follow Him in that path. — Katharine Drexel
Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent. — Anthony of Padua
I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul. — Anthony of Padua
The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist. — Pope Gregory I
Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace. — Benedict of Nursia
Christ has made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him Whom the Angels serve. — Agnes of Rome
Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well; who rewards even a cup of cold water given for love of Him. — Dominic Savio
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self. — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Orthodox Saint Quotes
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! — John the Baptist
Every success in anything we should refer to the Lord and with the Prophet say: 'Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory' (Ps. 113:9). — Seraphim of Sarov
Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts are from the enemy, and there is no truth in them. But think this way: I am a great sinner, but the Lord is merciful. He loves people very much, and He will forgive my sins. — Silouan the Athonite
The saints were people like all of us. Many of them came out of great sins, but by repentance they attained the Kingdom of Heaven. And everyone who comes there comes through repentance, which the merciful Lord has given us through His sufferings. — Silouan the Athonite
There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is, by grace rather than by assimilation. — Maximus the Confessor
It is patience that reveals every grace to you, and it is through patience that the saints received all that was promised to them. — Pachomius the Great
In proportion as the ardor of divine love brings you nearer to God, so will a larger concourse of saintly brethren flock to you. For, as the Lord says, 'A city set on a hill cannot be hid' (Mt. 5:14). — John Cassian
All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass - "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." — Archibald Alexander
'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.' Obeying the commandments the saints draw near to God; the more they draw near to God, the better they know Him. — Dorotheus of Gaza
I'd been to Saint Petersburg before, but there's been a change in people's minds. Maybe it's a fashionable thing, but people have returned to the churches. I went to a Russian Orthodox and a Catholic church - both of the queues, enormous! — Manolo Blahnik
Catholic Saint Quotes
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials. — Teresa of Avila
We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success . . . but on Jesus alone. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. — John of the Cross
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. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases. — Rose of Lima
There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us. — John Vianney
He loves, He hopes, He waits. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant. — Maria Goretti
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it. — Vincent de Paul
I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God. — Dominic Savio
Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. — Thomas Aquinas
Sinner And Saint Quotes
Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. — Oscar Wilde
A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. — Abigail Van Buren
There is no sinner in the world, however much at enmity with God, who cannot recover God's grace by recourse to Mary, and by asking her assistance. — Bridget of Sweden
It's true he was a sinner. But don't pass so final a judgement. Have pity in your heart and don't forget that he may yet be an Augustine, while you remain just another mediocrity. — Josemaria Escriva
The thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress. — Francis Frangipane
Give me great sinners to make great saints! They are glorious raw material for Grace to work upon and when you do get them saved, they will shake the very gates of Hell! — Charles Spurgeon
I want to start two institutions, one in Madras and one in Calcutta, to carry out my plan; and that plan briefly is to bring the Vedantic ideals into the everyday practical life of the saint or the sinner, of the sage or the ignoramus, of the Brahmin or the Pariah. — Swami Vivekananda
Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society. — Aung San Suu Kyi
Thus united to them in the fellowship of life, he will both understand the things revealed to them by God and, thenceforth escaping the peril that threatens sinners in the judgment, will receive that which is laid up for the saints in the kingdom of heaven. — Athanasius of Alexandria
...the more you talk of it, the less you understand. — Lao Tzu
Saint Paul Quotes
The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards. — Charles Stanley
We are all called to be saints, St. Paul says, and we might as well get over our bourgeois fear of the name. We might also get used to recognizing the fact that there is some of the saint in all of us. — Dorothy Day
I don't think the real America is in New York or on the Pacific Coast; personally, I like the Middle West much better, places like North and South Dakota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. There, I think, are the true Americans — Charlie Chaplin
I must admit that the existence of Disneyland (which I know is real) proves that we are not living in Judaea in 50 AD. . . . Saint Paul would never go near Disneyland. Only children, tourists, and visiting Soviet high officials ever go to Disneyland. Saints do not. — Philip K. Dick
If our constitution had followed the style of Saint Paul, the First Amendment might have concluded: "But the greatest of these is speech." In the darkness of tyranny, this is the key to the sunlight. If it is granted, all doors open. If it is withheld, none. — Robert Kennedy
Every day, I walk with my dog - summer, winter (it gets -20 F in Saint Paul), rain or shine. The nicer the day, of course, the longer the walk. — William Gurstelle
In other words, science tells us that Adam and Eve are fictions. That Saint Paul or Uncle Tom Cobley and all thought otherwise is irrelevant. They were wrong. — Michael Ruse
May both of them [Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II] teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to enter ever more deeply into the mystery of divine mercy, which always hopes and always forgives, because it always loves. — Pope Francis
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn. — William Gurnall
Saint Francis Quotes
Christmas Eve Saint Francis and Saint Benedight Blesse this house from wicked wight; From the night-mare and the goblin, That is hight good fellow Robin: Keep it from all evil spirits, Fairies, weezels, rats, and ferrets: From curfew time To the next prime. — Thomas Cartwright
One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: “Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words.” Opportunities to do so are all around us. Do not miss them by waiting too long on the road to Damascus. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Others too would occasionally entertain and privately express such doubts; though we all had been most solemnly warned by the cruel murder of Saint Francis. — Maria Monk
There's something about Saint Francis's approach to life, zero expectations but pleasant surprise. In a lot of ways he was a really conflicted person. Some people would say he's masochistic . I don't really know, but I've always loved his reverence and his mindfulness. — Denison Witmer
Do not allow your daughters to be taught letters by a man, though he be a St. Paul or St. Francis of Assissium. The saints are in Heaven. — Alphonsus Liguori
Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch over
and protect the fragile world in which we live, and all its peoples. — Pope Francis
Saint George Quotes
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot; Follow your spirit: and upon this charge, Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George! — William Shakespeare
There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England. — Winston Churchill
The nearest approach to the infallible in literary judgment is represented in the colossal work of the teacher of all these three [Edmund Gosse, Edward Dowden and George Saintsbury], the greatest critic that ever lived - not an Englishman, but a Frenchman, the wonderful Sainte-Beuve. — Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Saint George he was for England, And before he killed the dragon he drank a pint of English ale out of an English flagon. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Advance our standards, set upon our foes;
Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George,
Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons! — William Shakespeare
All Scouts should know about St. George. St. George is the Patron Saint of England; he is also the Patron Saint of cavalry in all countries, and therefore Patron Saint of Scouts. — Robert Baden-Powell
George Wendt is a saint. And one of the finest American actors that we have. — Max Greenfield
If journalism were a religious order, George Orwell would be its patron saint. — Janadas Devan
Saint George and the Dragon!-Bonny Saint George for Merry England!-The castle is won! — Walter Scott
The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers. — Maximilian Kolbe
Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry. — Saint Francis de Sales
Prayer is the way you defeat the devil, reach the lost, restore a backslider, strengthen the saints, send missionaries out, cure the sick, accomplish the impossible, and know the will of God. — David Jeremiah
When the saint ceases to seek after holiness, purity, righteousness, truth; when he ceases to pray, stops reading the Word and gives way to carnal appetites, then it is that Satan comes. — Smith Wigglesworth
The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly to do it because it is his will. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity. — Angela Merici
We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God. — Vincent de Paul
If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate . . . Much harm may result from bad company, and we are inclined by nature to follow what is worse than what is better. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment of our lives - that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting up the heart to God as in a constant communication with Him. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
In Conclusion
Such quotes serve as reminders of the saintly qualities that individuals can aspire to cultivate within themselves. They encourage people to emulate the saint's dedication to serving others, their unwavering belief in the divine, and their commitment to leading a righteous and morally upright life. Quotes about saints transmit the timeless teachings and values upheld by these revered individuals, fostering a sense of reverence and admiration for their remarkable spiritual achievements.
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