Acceptance, Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Topic
We shouldn’t continue relentlessly in order to acquire what we want; rather we should leave all things to the will of God… These always increase and we are never satisfied with what we have. The more we chase after these wants the more elusive they become… In our prayer we should ask only for the salvation of our soul.
–Saint Porphyrios (1906-1991)
Charity, Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
God gives us things to share, God doesn’t give us things to hold.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Augustine (354-430), Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Author, Quote Topic
Seek what suffices, seek what is enough, and don’t desire more. Whatever goes beyond that produces anxiety not relief: it will weigh you down instead of lifting you up.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Detachment, Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Topic
Many, however, gives themselves to God, but preserve still in their hearts some attachment to creatures, which prevents them from belonging entirely to God.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), Detachment, Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Author
Suppose you saw a starving man inhaling great deep breaths, filling his cheeks with wind to stay his hunger; would you not call him mad? And it is just as mad to think that blowing yourself out with earthly goods can satisfy your hunger.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Augustine (354-430), Page: Quotes, Possessions, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Struggle (with Sin)
Greed will demand of you labor, danger, hardships, and troubles, and you will readily agree to its demands. And for what purpose? So you can have what will fill up your purse but empty out your peace of mind!
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
