Daily quotes on developing virtue from Saints, Popes and others.
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"The egoist… interprets sacrifice as the diminishing of himself." Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998.
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Therese of Lisieux
"If only everyone weak and imperfect like me felt as I do, no one would despair of reaching the heights of love, for Jesus does not ask for glorious deeds. He asks only for self-surrender and for gratitude." Source: St. Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul, Saint Benedict Press, 2010. [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard
"We have said that it is absolutely necessary to give one's mind to God, that the most dangerous struggles are those of the mind, that tepidity of life has its source in sloth and indecision in choosing God and rejecting evil. We have said that, at once and unhesitatingly, thoughts that have even the appearance [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales
"Of a truth, hasty judgments are most displeasing to God, and men’s judgments are hasty, because we are not judges one another, and by judging we usurp our Lord’s own office. Man’s judgment is hasty, because the chief malice of sin lies in the intention and counsel of the heart, which is shrouded in darkness [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena
"Know, dearest daughter, that these mediocre souls are capable enough of reaching great perfection if they want to, for they are closer to it than are these other wretches. But in another way it is more difficult for them to rise above their imperfection than it is for the wicked to rise above their misery. [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Cyril of Jerusalem
"Take heed lest without reason you mistrust the power of repentance. Would you know what power repentance has?" Source: St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Augustine
"Whoever, then, has Christ in his heart, so that no earthly or temporal things – not even those that are legitimate and allowed – are preferred to Him, has Christ as a foundation. But if these things be preferred, then even though a man seems to have faith in Christ, yet Christ is not the [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Benedict XVI
"Faith acts to purify reason, because of its ability to see and decide correctly. So the Church’s task is that of healing reason and strengthening the desire for the good. In this sense – without engaging in politics herself – the Church participates passionately in the battle for justice." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, God [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Francis
"The Church’s first truth is the love of Christ. The Church makes herself a servant of this love and mediates it to all people: a love that forgives and expresses itself in the gift of oneself. Consequently, wherever the Church is present, the mercy of the Father must be evident. In our parishes, communities, associations [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Teresa of Avila
"You must practice simplicity and humility, for those are the virtues which achieved everything." Source: Saint Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection, Dover Thrift Editions, 2012.