Discipleship, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
No matter who you are, what kind of work you do, give an account of yourself as to how you have performed your work: as a Christian, or as a heathen (that is, motivated by self-love and worldly pleasure). A Christian must remember that every deed, even the smallest, has a moral principle. A Christian, who remembers the teaching of Jesus Christ, should perform every deed so that it will be of use toward the spreading of the grace of God and the Kingdom of Heaven among men.
— Saint Gabriel of Imereti (1825-1856)
Humility, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
— Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)
Discipleship, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.
— Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)
Adversity, Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic
When a man is not troubled it is not hard for him to be fervent and devout, but if he bears up patiently in time of adversity, there is hope for great progress.
— Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Grace, Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
But what is the secret of finding this treasure? There isn’t one. This treasure is everywhere. It is offered to us all the time and wherever we are.
— Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
Discipleship, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
This power of being outwardly genial and inwardly austere, which is the real Christian temper, depends entirely upon the time set apart for personal religion. It is always achieved if courageously and faithfully sought; and there are no heights of love and holiness to which it cannot lead.
— Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)
