"Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for them to admire everyone else."
Sanctity quotes
22 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for them to admire everyone else."
"...the single destination of sanctity could admit of so many different avenues leading to it."
"I am ... willing to make it clear that American foreign policy must uphold the sanctity of international treaties. That is the cornerstone on which all relations between nations must rest."
"Now that the Sanctity and Holiness of heterosexual marriage has been destroyed, are they going to cancel The Bachelor?"
"As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life and that death is a part of life."
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