Maria Goretti quotes

Maria Goretti quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“He loves, He hopes, He waits. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant.”
-- Maria Goretti

#Years Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Saint Quotes

“The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion... But the important lesson was this: there's nothing wrong with choosing. Cafeterias aren't bad per se... the key is in choosing the right dishes. You need to pick the nurturing ones (compassion), the healthy ones (love thy neighbor), not the bitter ones.”
“No matter how much we learn, there is always more knowledge to be gained. In this connection I am reminded of a short poem that has been in my mind over the years. It reads as follow: I used to think I knew I knew. But now I must confess. The more I know I know I know I know I know the less.”
“Don't take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
“Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!”
“When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.”

Source : Adriana Trigiani (2003). “Big Stone Gap: A Novel”, p.25, Ballantine Books
“Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.”
“We need not take refuge in supernatural gods to explain our saints and sages and heroes and statesmen, as if to explain our disbelief that mere unaided human beings could be that good or wise.”
“None of us are saints.”
“No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n, Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n; But such plain roofs as Piety could raise, And only vocal with the Maker's praise.”
“He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.”

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