The crown of salvation is won by those who persevere.

 
St. Francis of Paola, 15th century

God reveals himself
to the humble in the lowliest of disguises,
but the proud who never look beneath the surface
fail to find him even in the greatest manifestations.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

Humility, humility and ever humility,
as we can do nothing of ourselves;
all is simply and purely God's grace.

 
St. Faustina. 20th century

The woman who stayed behind (at the tomb) to seek Christ
was the only one who saw him.
Perseverance is essential to any good deed.

 
St. Gregory the Great; 6th century

Among all human pursuits,
the pursuit of wisdom is more perfect, more noble, more useful
and more full of joy.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

The different applications of justice are:
reverential fear of God, respect for religion,
the sense of duty to one's immediate family,
the love of what is fair, hatred for what is evil,
a sense of gratitude.

 
St. Anthony of Padua, 13th century

The different applications of justice are:
reverential fear of God, respect for religion,
the sense of duty to one's immediate family,
the love of what is fair, hatred for what is evil,
a sense of gratitude.

 
St. Anthony of Padua, 13th century

Christ lived an ordinary life having no high position,
to recall others from an inordinate greed for honors.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century