Quote/s of the Day – 22 June – The Memorial of St Paulinus of Nola (c 354-431) and St John Fisher (1469-1535) and St Thomas More (1478-1535) Martyrs
“To my mind the only art, is the faith
and Christ is my poetry.”
“It is not surprising if, despite being far apart,
we are present to each other and
without being acquainted, know each other
because we are members of One Body,
we have One Head,
we are steeped in One Grace,
we live on One Loaf,
we walk on One Road
and we dwell in the Same House.”
St Paulinus of Nola
St Paulinus of Nola (c 354-431)
“A good man is not a perfect man;
a good man is an honest man,
faithful and unhesitatingly responsive
to the voice of God in his life.”
St John Fisher
“I reckon in this realm no one man,
in wisdom, learning
and long approved virtue together,
meet to be matched and compared with him.”
St Thomas More speaking of St John Fisher
“The things we pray for, good Lord,
give us grace to labour for.”
“We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.”
“One of the greatest problems of our time,
is that many are schooled
but few are educated.”
“If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable,
common sense would make us saintly.
But since we see that avarice, anger,
pride and stupidity commonly profit,
far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought,
perhaps we must stand fast a little,
even at the risk of being heroes.”
“You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm,
just because you couldn’t control the winds.”
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