(431 quotes found)
“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”
Oscar Wilde
“Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground”
“Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings”
George Orwell
“Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.”
Sir Walter Scott
“In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.”
Frederick Buechner
“There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.”
George Sarton
“They say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better, but I say it ain't. I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. Sinners are much more fun...”
Billy Joel
“All are not saints who go to church”
Italian Proverb
“St. Patrick... one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.”
Charles M. Madigan
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