Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. Today it is for thee; tomorrow it is against thee.
—Saint John Chrysostom

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.
—Father Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O.

No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross.
—Saint Leo the Great, pope 400-461 A.D.

There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us.
—Pope John Paul II

Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups. ... we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the Good Samaritan, that is, by meditating on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception.
—Pope Francis (letter to U.S. Bishops, February 10, 2025)

It is not the actual physical exertion that counts toward progress, nor the nature of the task, but the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.
—Saint Francis Xavier

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