Virtue Quote: St. Francis de Sales
"Moreover, all this anger and irritation against one’s self fosters pride, and springs entirely from self-love, which is disturbed and fretter by its own imperfections. What we want is a quiet steady, firm displeasure at [...]
Virtue Quote: St. Faustina
"How can one be pleasing to God when one is inflated with pride and self-love under the pretense of striving for God’s glory, while in fact one is seeking one’s own glory? When I see [...]
Virtue Quote: Pope St. John Paul II
"In fact, in order to remain in the relation of the 'sincere gift of self' and in order to become a gift, each for the other, through their whole humanity made of femininity and masculinity [...]
Virtue Quote: Pope Benedict XVI
"The more we strive to secure a common good corresponding to the real needs of our neighbors, the more effectively we love them." -Pope Benedict XVI
Virtue Quote: St. John Climacus
"We should practice complete silence and ignorance in the presence of the superior, for a silent man is a son of wisdom and is always gaining great knowledge." -St. John Climacus
Virtue Quote: Thomas a’ Kempis
"If you cannot recollect yourself continuously, do so once a day at least, in the morning or in the evening. In the morning make a resolution and in the evening examine yourself on what you [...]