“To make a man a saint, it must indeed be by grace; and whoever doubts this does not know what a saint is, or a man.”
“A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.”
“No doubt alcohol, tobacco, and so forth, are things that a saint must avoid; but sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid.”
“I used to wonder how a man working for the saintly organization of the saintly Dr. King could find himself in such a sinful place. But I'm no saint although I'm a good Christian, and even the best Christians are more familiar with sinners than saints.”
“God knows I'm no saint, but I don't think I'm more of a sinner than any other man.”
“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.”