The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying.
Anthony of PaduaThe spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.
Anthony of PaduaMen will surrender to the spirit of the age. They will say that if they had lived in our day, faith would be simple and easy. But in their day, they will say, things are complex; the Church must be brought up to date and made meaningful to the day's problems.
Anthony of PaduaThe creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to this? Let the philosopher no longer disdain from listening to the common laborer; the wise, to the simple; the educated, to the illiterate; a child of a prince, to a peasant.
Anthony of Padua