Quote for the Day! - Archive

Friday, Mar 29, 2024

“No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of Christ. His prayer brought benefit to the multitude that raged against him. How much more does it bring to those who turn to him in repentance.”

Saint Leo the Great
Servant of the Servants of God & One of the Thirty-Seven Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(400 AD - 461 AD)

Thursday, Mar 28, 2024

“Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.”

Saint Thomas Aquinas
Dominican Friar, Priest & One of the Thirty-Seven Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1225 - 1274)

Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024

“To write well and speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well.”

Saint Bridget of Sweden
Religious mystic and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Savior.
(1303 - 1373)

Tuesday, Mar 26, 2024

“Many people [in authority] oppose us, persecute us, and would like even to destroy us, but we must be patient. As long as their commands are not against our conscience, let us obey them, but when the case is otherwise, let us uphold the rights of God and of the Church, for those are superior to all earthly authority.”

Saint John Bosco
Founder of the Salesian Society for the Christian education of the poor.
(1815 - 1888)

Monday, Mar 25, 2024

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”

Saint Francis of Assisi
Friar, preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor (the "Franciscans").
(1182 - 1226)

Friday, Mar 22, 2024

“Lay all your cares about the future trustingly in God's hands and let yourself be guided by the Lord just like a little child.”

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, OCD (Edith Stein)
German Jewish philosopher, Discalced Carmelite nun, and martyr.
(1891 - 1942)

Thursday, Mar 21, 2024

“It is sobering to reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.”

Charles A. Beard
American historian and professor.
(1874 - 1948)

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2024

“To be even minded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.”

Heraclitus of Ephesus
Greek Ionian philosopher.
(535 BC - 475 BC)

Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024

“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.”

H.L. Mencken
American journalist, essayist, and author.
(1880 - 1956)

Monday, Mar 18, 2024

“To me, life is a gift, and it's a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.”

Tony Bennett
American jazz singer.
(1926 - 2023)

Friday, Mar 15, 2024

“Let us therefore give ourselves to God with a great desire to begin to live thus, and beg Him to destroy in us the life of the world of sin, and to establish His life within us.”

Saint John Eudes
French priest and founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity & Congregation of Jesus and Mary.
(1601 - 1680)

Thursday, Mar 14, 2024

“Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.”

George Washington
1st President of the United States of America.
(1732 - 1799)

Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024

“Today, love must not be hidden... it must be living, active and true!”

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC
Italian American religious sister, founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and founder of 67 hospitals, orphanages, and schools.
(1850 - 1917)

Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

Laozi
Semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher generally considered to be the founder of Taoism.
(6th Century BC - 5th Century BC)

Monday, Mar 11, 2024

“Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.”

Billy Graham
American evangelist and Christian leader.
(1918 - 2018)

Friday, Mar 08, 2024

“He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.”

Saint Benedict of Nursia
Founder of Western Christian monasticism.
(480AD - 547AD)

Thursday, Mar 07, 2024

“Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

Thomas Paine
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
(1737 - 1809)

Wednesday, Mar 06, 2024

“Great things have small beginnings.”

Sir Francis Drake
English explorer and privateer.
(1540 - 1596)

Tuesday, Mar 05, 2024

“A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.”

P.J. O'Rourke
American journalist, author, and political satirist.
(1947 - 2022)

Monday, Mar 04, 2024

“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.”

Thomas Fowell Buxton
English social reformer and abolitionist.
(1786 - 1845)

Friday, Mar 01, 2024

“How good and helpful it is to enter a situation prepared to do the will of our Lord.”

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, MSC
Italian American religious sister, founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and founder of 67 hospitals, orphanages, and schools.
(1850 - 1917)