It is the greatest shame in the world to see that our Creator bears so many insults from His creatures, and that we resent even a little word that is contradictory.
—Saint Teresa of Ávila

I would rather have learning joined with virtue than all the treasures of kings.
—Saint Thomas More

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
—Rosa Parks

Without justice, courage is weak.
—Benjamin Franklin

Start being brave about everything, driving out darkness and spreading light as well. Don’t look at your weakness, but realize that in Christ crucified you can do everything.
—Saint Catherine of Siena

God in his own generosity continues to pour out his love upon us. And as he gives us his love, he only asks us to be generous and to share what he has given us with others.
—Pope Leo XIV (recorded address delivered in Chicago; June 14, 2025)

And what was the first rule of our dear Savior’s life? You know it was to do his Father’s will. Well, then, the first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will.
—Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Martha and Mary must join together in order to show hospitality to the Lord and have Him always present.
—Saint Teresa of Ávila

The works of an active life pass away with the body, but the joys of the contemplative life rather begin to increase from the end.
—Saint Gregory the Great

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time. 
—Morgan Freeman

If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for good Samaritans. 
—Pope Francis

Resisting all forms of indifference, it appeals to consciences … ever attentive to the cry of the poor, the needy and the marginalized, as well as to contemporary challenges, ranging from the protection of creation to artificial intelligence.
—Pope Leo XIV (to world diplomats, May 16, 2025)

I die the King’s good servant but God’s first. 
—Saint Thomas More

If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier.
—Sojourner Truth