So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.
SAINT PATRICKIf I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.
More Saint Patrick Quotes
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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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Never trust a dog to watch your food.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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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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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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Let anyone laugh and taunt if he so wishes. I am not keeping silent, nor am I hiding the signs and wonders that were shown to me by the Lord many years before they happened, who knew everything, even before the beginning of time.
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I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul’s desire.
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I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.
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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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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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That which I have set out in Latin is not my words but the words of God and of apostles and prophets, who of course have never lied. He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.
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Sufficient to say, greed is a deadly deed. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
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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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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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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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