Inspirational thoughts

“There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.” GK Chesterton

 

“We will either accuse ourselves or excuse ourselves.” St. John Vianney

“You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy – the root of all that is evil, and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.” – St. Vincent de Paul

“A Christian martyrdom is never an accident, for Saints are not made by accident.” ― T. S. Eliot

“I will attempt day by day to break my will into pieces. I want to do God’s Holy Will, not my own!” -St. Gabriel Possenti of Our Lady of Sorrows

“Enjoy yourself as much as you like—if only you keep from sin.” ― Saint John Bosco

“We must often draw the comparison between time and eternity. This is the remedy of all our troubles. How small will the present moment appear when we enter that great ocean” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.” – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

“I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage against it.” -St. Faustina

“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” CS Lewis