Logo
People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled -- secure

People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled — secure from violent passions or temptations to evil — those who have never needed to struggle all night with the Angel to emerge lame but victorious at dawn, never become great saints. – Eva Le Gallienne

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Saint, Saints
category

It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest. – Oscar Wilde

Category:
Saint, Saints

Born a saint, die a sinner — born a sinner, die a saint. – Doug Horton

Category:
Saint, Saints

The true saint goes in and out amongst the people and eats and sleeps with them and buys and sells in the market and marries and takes part in social intercourse, and never forgets God for a single moments. – Abu Said

Category:
Saint, Saints

Saintliness is also a temptation. – Jean Anouilh

Category:
Saint, Saints

Random Quotes

There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise? Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. You forget, said the Devil, with a chuckle, that I have been evolving too. – W. R. [William Ralph] Inge

Category:
Evolution

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard. – George Lucas

Category:
Learning

When some people retire, its going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference. – Virginia Graham

Category:
Retirement

I can barely remember what I wrote yesterday, let alone 10 years ago. – Andrew Sullivan

Category:
alone