Quote for the Day! - Archive

Friday, Sep 30, 2022

“Holiness consists simply in doing God's will and being just what God wants us to be.”

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1873 - 1897)

Thursday, Sep 29, 2022

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”

Thomas Jefferson
Principal author of the Declaration of Independence & Third President of the United States.
(1743 - 1826)

Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022

“Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.”

Sir Richard Branson
British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate.
(1950 - present)

Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022

“Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.”

Sir Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II & first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States of America.
(1874 - 1965)

Monday, Sep 26, 2022

“Be not anxious about what you have but about what you are.”

Saint Gregory the First
Priest, Bishop & Servant of the Servants of God.
(540AD - 604AD)

Friday, Sep 23, 2022

“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.”

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

Thursday, Sep 22, 2022

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.”

Benjamin Franklin
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
(1706 - 1790)

Tuesday, Sep 20, 2022

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.”

Hannah Arendt
Political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor.
(1906 - 1975)

Monday, Sep 19, 2022

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.”

Eleanor Roosevelt
Former First Lady of the United States of America.
(1884 - 1962)

Friday, Sep 16, 2022

“He who has God wants for nothing. God alone is enough.”

Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Mystic, Carmelite Nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1515 - 1582)

Thursday, Sep 15, 2022

“All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.”

James Madison
One of the Founding Fathers and fourth president of the United States of America.
(1751 - 1836)

Wednesday, Sep 14, 2022

“Do not have any anxiety about the future. Leave everything in God's hands for he will take care of you.”

Saint John-Baptiste de La Salle
French priest, educational reformer and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
(1651 - 1719)

Tuesday, Sep 13, 2022

“One must choose between God and Man, and all "radicals" and "progressives", from the mildest liberal to the most extreme anarchist, have in effect chosen Man.”

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

Monday, Sep 12, 2022

“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.”

Sandy Dahl
Widow of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl.
(1960 - 2012)

Friday, Sep 09, 2022

“Faith is a beam radiating from the face of God.”

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

Thursday, Sep 08, 2022

“Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.”

John Dickinson
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
(1732 - 1808)

Wednesday, Sep 07, 2022

“Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.”

Earl Nightingale
American radio speaker and author.
(1921 - 1989)

Tuesday, Sep 06, 2022

“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.”

Baron de Montesquieu
French judge, man of letters and political philosopher.
(1689 - 1755)

Friday, Sep 02, 2022

“In this life no one can fulfill his longing, nor can any creature satisfy man's desire. Only God satisfies, he infinitely exceeds all other pleasures. That is why man can rest in nothing but God.”

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

Thursday, Sep 01, 2022

“To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.”

William Samuel Johnson
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
(1727 - 1819)