Quote for the Day! - Archive

Tuesday, Jul 30, 2019

“With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.”

John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States.
(1917 - 1963)

Monday, Jul 29, 2019

“We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast and our trust fixed on God.”

Saint Francis de Sales
French Friar, Bishop and One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1567 - 1622)

Friday, Jul 26, 2019

“Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet, especially your family. Be holy.”

Saint Teresa of Calcutta (aka Mother Teresa)
Foundress of the Missionaries of Charity.
(1910 - 1997)

Thursday, Jul 25, 2019

“We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle-face it, 'tis God's gift.”

Lord Shaftesbury
British politician, philanthropist and social reformer.
(1801 - 1885)

Wednesday, Jul 24, 2019

“You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.”

William J.H. Boetcker
American religious leader and influential public speaker.
(1873 - 1962)

Tuesday, Jul 23, 2019

“Love the life you live, live the life you love.”

Bob Marley
Jamaican singer-songwriter.
(1945 - 1981)

Monday, Jul 22, 2019

“Throw yourself into God's arms. He will carry you when the road is rough.”

Saint John-Baptiste de La Salle
French priest, educational reformer and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
(1651 - 1719)

Friday, Jul 19, 2019

“God has created me to do him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.”

Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman
English priest, educator, author & theologian.
(1801 - 1890)

Thursday, Jul 18, 2019

“The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.”

George Washington
1st President of the United States.
(1732 - 1799)

Wednesday, Jul 17, 2019

“Man is a debtor chiefly to his parents and his country, after God. Wherefore just as it belongs to religion to give worship to God, so it belongs to piety, in the second place, to show reverence to one's parents and one's country.”

St. Thomas Aquinas
Dominican Friar, Priest & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1225 - 1274)

Tuesday, Jul 16, 2019

“Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.”

Henry Wheeler Shaw
American humorist and writer better known by his pen name Josh Billings.
(1818 - 1885)

Monday, Jul 15, 2019

“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.”

Richard M. DeVos
American billionaire businessman - co-founder of Amway.
(1926 - 2018)

Friday, Jul 12, 2019

“To value only what can be "sold" is to defile what is truly precious. The innocent joy of childhood, the devotedness of a wife, the self-sacrificing service of a daughter--none of these have an earthly market. To reduce everything to the dirty scales of economic values is to forget that some gifts, like Mary's, are so precious that the heart that offers them will be praised as long as time endures.”

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
American Catholic bishop known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio.
(1895 - 1979)

Thursday, Jul 11, 2019

“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family and friends.”

Barbara Bush
Former First Lady of the United States.
(1925 - 2018)

Wednesday, Jul 10, 2019

“Our pilgrimage on earth cannot be exempt from trial. We progress by means of trial. No one knows himself except through trial, or receives a crown except after a victory, or strives except against an enemy or temptations.”

St. Augustine
Famous sinner turned Saint & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(354AD - 430AD)

Tuesday, Jul 09, 2019

“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”

Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States.
(1809 - 1865)

Monday, Jul 08, 2019

“I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.”

Wendell L. Willkie
American lawyer, corporate executive and statesman.
(1892 - 1944)

Friday, Jul 05, 2019

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ”

Elmer Davis
American reporter, author & Peabody Award recipient.
(1890 - 1958)

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2019

“America was founded by people who believe that God was their rock of safety. I recognize we must be cautious in claiming that God is on our side, but I think it's all right to keep asking if we're on His side.”

Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States of America.
(1911 - 2004)

Tuesday, Jul 02, 2019

“I place trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart. ”

Joan of Arc
French Martyr and Holy Virgin.
(1412 - 1431)

Monday, Jul 01, 2019

“On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag!”

Alexander Henry
American explorer, businessman and author.
(1739 - 1824)