Anthony de Mello Quotes About Saints

Quotes about: Saints

• The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being.

  Anthony de Mello

  Selfish, Butterfly, Eggs

  Anthony De Mello (2012). “One Minute Wisdom”, p.206, Image

• The Rose does not preen herself to catch my eye. She blooms because she blooms. A saint is a saint until he knows he is one.

  Anthony de Mello

  Eye, Rose, Doe

• A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say you are a genius . Are you?" he asked. "You might say so." said the Master, none too modestly. "And what makes one a genius?" "The ability to recognize." "Recognize what?" "The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being.

  Anthony de Mello

  Selfish, Book, Writing

  Anthony De Mello (2012). “One Minute Wisdom”, p.206, Image

• Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it.

  Anthony de Mello

  People, Saint, Speak

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