Sufficient to say, greed is a deadly deed. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
SAINT PATRICKBefore I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall.
More Saint Patrick Quotes
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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
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Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
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I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that ‘all that I am,’ I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
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Daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of heaven.
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I grieve for you, how I mourn for you, who are so very dear to me, but again I can rejoice within my heart, not for nothing have I labored, neither has my exile been in vain.
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May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore.
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No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God’s good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that – as is the perfect truth – it was the gift of God.
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I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.
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He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.
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If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me.
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Never trust a dog to watch your food.
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If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God.
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For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.
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I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.
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Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
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