Daily quotes on developing virtue from Saints, Popes and others.
"I cannot tell you what I gained from this incident and how tolerant it made me. Praise is no longer an occasion of vanity. I have only to say to myself: 'If my little acts of virtue can be mistaken for imperfections, imperfections can just as easily be mistaken for virtue'; and I say with [...]
"Work is a moral duty and not, as many men imagine, a mere physical necessity. St. Paul said, 'The man who refuses to work must be left to starve' (cf. 2 Th 3:10)." Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998.
"And St. Thomas, in common with other philosophers, acknowledges that friendship is a virtue, and he certainly means individual friendships, because he says that we cannot bestow perfect friendship on many persons." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, Inc., 2002.
"I have learned that the greatest power is hidden in patience. I see that patience always leads to victory, although not immediately; but that victory will become manifest after many years. Patience is linked to meekness." Source: St. Faustina, Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul
"The Church’s social doctrine has always maintained that justice must be applied to every phase of economic activity, because this is always concerned with man and his needs... Thus every economic decision has a moral consequence." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"Ah! if in the world they knew what the religious life is, they would storm the convents, and no one would remain in it!" Source: St. Peter Julian Eymard, The Divine Eucharist St. Peter Julian Eymard was a priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. This religious order is "a [...]
"A sign of utter meekness is to have a heart peacefully and lovingly disposed toward someone who has been offensive, and a sure proof of a hot temper is that a man, even when he is alone, should with word and gesture continue to rage and fulminate against some absent person who has given offense." [...]
"Humility — so fondly did Our Lord embrace it, love it, make it His own that it is the only thing in which He glories and wishes us to see in Him: 'Discite a me quia humilis corde — Learn of Me that I am meek and humble of Heart!' See what pride cost Him, [...]
"The first purification to be made is from sin; the means whereby to make it, the Sacrament of Penance. Seek the best Confessor within your reach, use one of the many little books written in order to help the examination of conscience." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, [...]
"The source and companion of obedience is humility. But disobedience comes from pride, which in turn comes from selfish love for oneself and deprives one of humility." Source: St. Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue, Paulist Press, 1980 The Dialogue was dictated by Catherine over a period of five days. Three scribes worked to keep [...]