The gate of Heaven is very low; only the humble can enter it.Saint Elizabeth Ann SetonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Catholic Quotes and Sayings
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
Why should we defend ourselves when we are misunderstood and misjudged?Saint Therese de LisieuxAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.Johannes TaulerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address.Gilbert K. ChestertonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Fight all false opinions, but let your weapons be patience, sweetness, and love. Roughness is bad for your own soul and spoils the best cause.Saint John of KantyAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man.Saint Francis de SalesAttributed in the original GADEL collection
IN Paradise there are many Saints who never gave alms on earth: their poverty justified them.Father Cajetan Mary da BergamoAttributed in the original GADEL collection
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.Saint Ambrose of MilanAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Suppose an artist paints in beautiful lines and colors the likeness of someone’s face and form.Saint Cyprian of CarthageAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It is a good thing to use the tongue sparingly, and to keep a calm and rightly balanced heart in the use of speech.Saint Gregory of NeocaesareaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
You don’t need to wallow in guilt.Saint John Marie VianneyAttributed in the original GADEL collection
God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward.Saint Teresa of AvilaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
To be perfect means to love God not a little, but a great deal.Pope John Paul IAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Pride is an illusion, a lie and a thief.Saint John EudesAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The devil fears hearts on fire with love of God.Saint Catherine of SienaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Great graces cannot be obtained without humility.Saint Bernard of ClairvauxAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house.Blessed Mother Teresa of CalcuttaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
God always gives a greater blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.Saint Vincent de PaulAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Original collection & source
Original title: Catholic Quotes and Sayings to make You think
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