Quotes about Harmony
O sons of Peace, sons of the One Catholic [Church], walk in your way, and sing as you walk. Travelers do this in order to keep up their spirits.
— St. Augustine
He who sings prays twice.
— St. Augustine
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where these is hatred, let me sow love.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in it enters in diffrent places but it all becomes one.
— Teresa of Avila
I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would no longer be enameled with lovely hues. And so it is in the world of souls, Our Lord's living garden.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, Nature would lose her springtide beauty, and the fields would no longer be enameled with lovely hues. It is the same in the world of souls, Our Lord's living garden
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent or the daisy of its simple charm.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
It is better to leave each one in his own opinion than to enter into arguments.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
is more profitable to leave everyone to his way of thinking than to give way to contentious discourses.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The Stone is one, the Medicine is one, to which we add nothing, only in the preparation removing superfluities.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Conquer the heart of the enemy with truth and love, not by violence.
— Mahatma Gandhi