"God condescends to use our powers if we don't spoil his plans by ours."  
- Venerable Solanus Casey

 "…before I was humbled I was like a stone lying in deep mire, and he that is mighty came and in his mercy raised me up and, indeed, lifted me high…"
- St. Patrick

"…for some time I have thought of writing, but I have hesitated until now, for truly, I feared to expose myself to the criticism of men, because I have not studied like others…I am mightily afraid to expose my ignorance, because, [I am not] eloquent, [and] with a small vocabulary…"
- St. Patrick 

"As a man stands before God, that is who he is and nothing else."
-St. Francis.

"We must not drift away from the humble works…there are many people who can do big things.  But there are very few people who will do the small things."  
- Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta