Quotes of Canonize - somelinesforyou

“ Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to. ”

- General Douglas McArthur

“ The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own. ”

- Charles Churchill

“ To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization. ”

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

“ Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Anyone acquainted with Ireland knows that the morning of St. Patrick's Day consists of the night of the seventeenth of March flavored strongly with the morning of the eighteenth. ”

- Unknown

“ May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you. ”

- Irish Blessing

“ Boast not of what thou would'st have done, but do. ”

- John Milton

“ Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another. ”

- William Gurnall

“ Of course, before we know he is a saint, there will have to be miracles. ”

- Graham Greene

“ I know we're not 52-3 better than the Saints, but I also know we're better than 0-4. ”

- Brett Favre

“ Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to. ”

- General Douglas McArthur

“ The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own. ”

- Charles Churchill

“ To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization. ”

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

“ Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Anyone acquainted with Ireland knows that the morning of St. Patrick's Day consists of the night of the seventeenth of March flavored strongly with the morning of the eighteenth. ”

- Unknown

“ May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you. ”

- Irish Blessing

“ Boast not of what thou would'st have done, but do. ”

- John Milton

“ Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another. ”

- William Gurnall

“ Of course, before we know he is a saint, there will have to be miracles. ”

- Graham Greene

“ I know we're not 52-3 better than the Saints, but I also know we're better than 0-4. ”

- Brett Favre
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