Quotations Flashcards
Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water,
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;
2 he makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters;
3 he restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil;
for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
thou anointest my head with oil,
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.
Psalm 19:8
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
C. S. Lewis on popular writing
“Any fool can write learned language. The vernacular is the real test. If you can’t turn your faith into it, then either you don’t understand it or you don’t believe it.” From Timeless at Heart.
Sirach 6:6
“Let those that are at peace with you be many, but let your advisers be one in a thousand.”
Prayer for the dead.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Thomas Sowell on the first laws of economics and politics.
“The first law of economics is scarcity. The first law of politics is to ignore the first law of economics.”
Nietzsche on suffering
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
St. Augustine on difficult times
“The clouds pass but the heavens remain” Confessions 13.15
Romans 8:31
“If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Pascal on our love of fame
“Fame is so sweet that we love anything connected with it, even death.” Pensees
Galatians 1:8
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.“
Archbishop Vigano on the nature of temptation.
“The recurrent element in temptation … is to show evil under false appearances of good and good as an annoying obstacle to the fulfillment of one’s rebellious will.”
1 Cor. 14:33
“God is not the author of confusion but of peace.”
Pledge of Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be his holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be his most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.
1 Kings 20:11
“One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
St. Catherine of Siena on the basis of our reward.
“You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to your love.”
St. Francis de Sales on how we should conduct ourselves always.
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if the whole world seems upset.”
Albert Camus on autumn.
“Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower.”
Hebrews 11:6
“[W]ithout faith it is impossible to please [God]. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”
1 Corinthians 13: 4-7
“Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.”
Psalm 32:7
“You are a hiding place for me, [O Lord;] you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with deliverance.”
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23 RSV-CE
Proverbs 16:32
“32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” RSV-CE
What Our Lady urged the children at Fatima to say often and especially when making sacrifice for sinners.
“O Jesus, this is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
Excerpted “Prayer before Study” by St. Thomas Aquinas
Ineffable Creator, Lord Jesus Christ, pour forth a ray of Your brightness into the darkened places of my mind; disperse from my soul the twofold darkness into which I was born: sin and ignorance.
Grant me keenness of mind,
capacity to remember, skill in learning, subtlety to interpret,
and eloquence in speech.
May You guide the beginning of
my work, direct its progress,
and bring it to completion.
You who are true God and true man, who live and reign, world without end.
Amen.
Mark Twain on what gets us into trouble.
“It’s not what we don’t know that gets us into trouble. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.”
1 John 3:18
“Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.”
C. S. Lewis on putting first things first.
“Put first things first and second things are thrown in. Put second things first and you lose both first and second things.”
Isaiah 43:2
“When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you.”
Joshua 1:9
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
St. Joan of Arc on victory
“We must fight; then God gives the victory.”
Navaho proverb about the impossibility of shaking some out of their prejudices.
“It is impossible to wake a man who is pretending to be asleep.”
The Magnificat
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children forever.
Luke 1:46-55
The Canticle of Zechariah
Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Israel;
He has come to His people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,
Born of the house of His servant David.
Through His holy prophets He promised of old
That He would save us from our enemies,
From the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
And to remember His holy Covenant.
This was the oath He swore to our father Abraham:
To set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship Him without fear,
Holy and righteous in His sight
All the days of our life.
You, My child shall be called
The prophet of the Most High,
For you will go before the Lord to prepare His way,
To give his people knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our Lord
The dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
And the shadow of death,
And to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 1:67-79
Moses’ Priestly Blessing
The LORD bless you and keep you!
The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!
The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!
Numbers 6:24-26
NB: * [6:26] Peace: the Hebrew word Shalom includes the idea of happiness, good health, prosperity, friendship, and general well-being. To use this term as a greeting was to pray for all these things upon the one greeted.
Goethe on helping others to grow.
“If we take people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as if they were what they ought to be, we help them to become what they are capable of becoming.”
Quoted in Frankl’s The Doctor and the Soul, b8
Chesterton on fairy tales.
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
C. S. Lewis on the rule governing charity and the great secret practicing it reveals.
“Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.” Mere Christianity
