Quotes from Saints

Today is All Saints Day, and this year we desided to celebrate it here at WNBNI by copying some random quotes from saints again this year. Enjoy.

* Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them. - St. Basil

* Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue. - St. Francis de Sales
* Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing so gentle as real strength. - St. Francis de Sales

* It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. - St. Francis of Assisi
* All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. - St. Francis of Assisi

* The friendship that can cease has never been real. - St. Jerome
* Never look a gift horse in the mouth. - St. Jerome

* For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. - St. Teresa of Avila

* Beware the man of one book. - St. Thomas Aquinas
* He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught. - St. Thomas Aquinas