Quote for the Day! - Archive

Friday, Apr 29, 2022

“We must always remember that God does everything well, although we may not see the reason of what He does.”

Saint Philip Neri
Italian priest and mystic noted for his piety, good humor and holiness.
(1515 - 1595)

Thursday, Apr 28, 2022

“I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.”

Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States of America.
(1809 - 1865)

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022

“Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You.”

Saint Brendan of Clonfert
Irish priest, abbot and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
(484AD - 577AD)

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022

“Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then - we elected them.”

Lily Tomlin
American actress, comedian and writer.
(1939 - present)

Monday, Apr 25, 2022

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”

William A. Ward
American writer.
(1921 - 1994)

Friday, Apr 22, 2022

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”

Saint Catherine of Siena
Mystic, activist, author & One of the Thirty-Seven Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1347 - 1380)

Thursday, Apr 21, 2022

“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”

William Penn
Quaker, real estate entrepreneur, philosopher and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(1644 - 1718)

Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022

“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.”

Lucius Annaeus Seneca aka Seneca the Younger
Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist.
(4 BC - 65 AD)

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022

“Those who cherish freedom should always be on alert towards political power, be it of one individual, of one oligarchy or of the "majority" (which in practice is always the power of an oligarchy), because all of them will tend to abuse it.”

Fernando del Pino Calvo-Sotelo
Spanish billionaire businessman.
(1958 - present)

Monday, Apr 18, 2022

“Three Rules of Work: out of clutter find simplicity; from discord find harmony; in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

Albert Einstein
German-born Nobel Laureate, theoretical physicist and developer of the general theory of relativity.
(1879 - 1955)

Friday, Apr 15, 2022

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”

1 Peter 2:24
Holy Bible
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition.

Thursday, Apr 14, 2022

“If you become Christ's you will stumble upon wonder upon wonder, and every one of them true.”

Saint Brendan of Clonfert
Irish priest, abbot and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
(484AD - 577AD)

Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022

“Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.”

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr.
American professional baseball player.
(1895 - 1948)

Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022

“Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.”

Eric Arthur Blair
English novelist who used the pen name George Orwell, author of the dystopian novel 1984.
(1903 - 1950)

Monday, Apr 11, 2022

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”

Lao Tzu
Chinese philosopher and writer.
(571 BC - 471 BC)

Friday, Apr 08, 2022

“Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance.”

Saint Vincent de Paul
Patron saint of charitable societies. Spent two years in slavery after being taken captive by Barbary pirates.
(1581 - 1660)

Thursday, Apr 07, 2022

“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”

James Madison
One of the Founding Fathers and fourth president of the United States of America.
(1851 - 1836)

Wednesday, Apr 06, 2022

“Like it or not, we matter, and so do our actions. What we do or don't do has consequences - in this world and beyond it.”

Charles J. Chaput, OFMCap
Native American Priest, Bishop & Author.
(1944 - present)

Tuesday, Apr 05, 2022

“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.”

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

Monday, Apr 04, 2022

“I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.”

Elon Musk
American entrepreneur.
(1971 - present)

Friday, Apr 01, 2022

“What was the first rule of our dear Savior's life? You know it was to do His Father's will. Well, then, 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; and thirdly, to do it because it is His will.”

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
American religious sister, founder of American parochial school system and the Sisters of Charity.
(1774 - 1821)