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Wisdom
of the
Saints
"Is there anything better on earth than gentleness?
If there were, Jesus Christ would have taught it to us.
But Jesus has given us only
two lessons.
'Learn from me,'
he said, 'for I am meek and
humble of heart."
Saint Francis de Sales
"It is better not to allow anger,
however just and reasonable,
to enter at all, than to admit it
in ever so slight a degree; once admitted, it will not be easily expelled, for, though at
first but a small plant, it will immediately grow
into a large tree"
St. Augustine
"From contemplation of
the Passion the soul will receive a new compassion,
a new love, new consolations,
and consequently, as it were,
a new state of soul,
which seems to be a foreshadow
and share of eternal glory"
Saint Bonaventure
"When we have to reply to anyone
who has insulted us, we should be
careful to do it always with meekness.
A soft answer extinguishes the
fire of wrath.
If we feel ourselves angry, it is better for us to be silent,
because we should speak amiss;
when we become tranquil, we shall see that all our
words were culpable"
St. Liguori
"To change your mind from good to bad is the
height of absurdity.
True goodness changes from evil to righteousness"
Saint Polycarp
"He who has repented
has travelled towards the Lord"
Saint Theopan
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