Top 30 Pope Gregory I Quotes (2024 Update)

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.”

1. “The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The Holy Bible is like a mirror before our mind’s eye. In it we see our inner face. From the Scriptures we can learn our spiritual deformities and beauties. And there too we discover the progress we are making and how far we are from perfection.”

2. “The Holy Bible is like a mirror before our mind’s eye. In it we see our inner face. From the Scriptures we can learn our spiritual deformities and beauties. And there too we discover the progress we are making and how far we are from perfection.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Ignorance is a dangerous and spiritual poison, which all men ought warily to shun.”

3. “Ignorance is a dangerous and spiritual poison, which all men ought warily to shun.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The only true riches are those that make us rich in virtue. Therefore, if you want to be rich, beloved, love true riches. If you aspire to the heights of real honor, strive to reach the kingdom of Heaven. If you value rank and renown, hasten to be enrolled in the heavenly court of the Angels.”

4. “The only true riches are those that make us rich in virtue. Therefore, if you want to be rich, beloved, love true riches. If you aspire to the heights of real honor, strive to reach the kingdom of Heaven. If you value rank and renown, hasten to be enrolled in the heavenly court of the Angels.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “You don’t climb a mountain in leaps and bounds, but by taking it slowly.”

5. “You don’t climb a mountain in leaps and bounds, but by taking it slowly.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The Bible is a stream of running water, where alike the elephant may swim, and the lamb walk without losing its feet.”

6. “The Bible is a stream of running water, where alike the elephant may swim, and the lamb walk without losing its feet.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.”

7. “The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “As long as the vice of gluttony has a hold on a man, all that he has done valiantly is forfeited by him: and as long as the belly is unrestrained, all virtue comes to naught.”

8. “As long as the vice of gluttony has a hold on a man, all that he has done valiantly is forfeited by him: and as long as the belly is unrestrained, all virtue comes to naught.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.”

9. “There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit if reason provided proof.”

10. “If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit if reason provided proof.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of wonder.”

11. “We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of wonder.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “To do penance is to bewail the evil we have done, and to do no evil to bewail.”

12. “To do penance is to bewail the evil we have done, and to do no evil to bewail.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The holy universal Church teaches that it is not possible to worship God truly except in Her and asserts that all who are outside of Her will not be saved.”

13. “The holy universal Church teaches that it is not possible to worship God truly except in Her and asserts that all who are outside of Her will not be saved.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “You cannot acquire the gift of peace if by your anger you destroy the peace of the Lord.”

14. “You cannot acquire the gift of peace if by your anger you destroy the peace of the Lord.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.”

15. “He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The bliss of the elect in heaven would not be perfect unless they were able to look across the abyss and enjoy the agonies of their brethren in eternal fire.”

16. “The bliss of the elect in heaven would not be perfect unless they were able to look across the abyss and enjoy the agonies of their brethren in eternal fire.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The more the wicked abound, so much the more must we suffer with them in patience; for on the threshing floor few are the grains carried into the barns, but high are the piles of chaff burned with fire.”

17. “The more the wicked abound, so much the more must we suffer with them in patience; for on the threshing floor few are the grains carried into the barns, but high are the piles of chaff burned with fire.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “What do they not see, who see Him Who sees all things?”

18. “What do they not see, who see Him Who sees all things?”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Obedience is the only virtue that plants the other virtues in the heart and preserves them after they have been planted.”

19. “Obedience is the only virtue that plants the other virtues in the heart and preserves them after they have been planted.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “If we are, in fact, now occupied in good deeds, we should not attribute the strength with which we are doing them to ourselves. We must not count on ourselves, because even if we know what kind of person we are today, we do not know what we will be tomorrow.”

20. “If we are, in fact, now occupied in good deeds, we should not attribute the strength with which we are doing them to ourselves. We must not count on ourselves, because even if we know what kind of person we are today, we do not know what we will be tomorrow.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “We must observe also, that among the heathen the names of poor men are more likely to be known than of rich. Now our Lord mentions the name of the poor, but not the name of the rich, because God knows and approves the humble, but not the proud.”

21. “We must observe also, that among the heathen the names of poor men are more likely to be known than of rich. Now our Lord mentions the name of the poor, but not the name of the rich, because God knows and approves the humble, but not the proud.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Whoever wishes to hold the fortress of contemplation must first of all train in the camp of action.”

22. “Whoever wishes to hold the fortress of contemplation must first of all train in the camp of action.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Scriptura sacra mentis oculis quasi quoddam speculum opponitur, ut interna nostra facies in ipsa videatur. Holy scripture is placed before the eyes of our mind like a mirror, so that we may view our inner face therein.”

23. “Scriptura sacra mentis oculis quasi quoddam speculum opponitur, ut interna nostra facies in ipsa videatur. Holy scripture is placed before the eyes of our mind like a mirror, so that we may view our inner face therein.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Affliction strengthens the vigor of our soul, whereas happiness weakens it.”

24. “Affliction strengthens the vigor of our soul, whereas happiness weakens it.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The human mind is prone to pride even when not supported by power; how much more, then, does it exalt itself when it has that support?”

25. “The human mind is prone to pride even when not supported by power; how much more, then, does it exalt itself when it has that support?”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard.”

26. “Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love.”

27. “The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “And here we must narrowly watch ourselves, seeing that banquets can scarcely be celebrated blamelessly, for almost always luxury accompanies feasting; and when the body is swallowed up in the delight of refreshing itself, the heart relaxes to empty joys.”

28. “And here we must narrowly watch ourselves, seeing that banquets can scarcely be celebrated blamelessly, for almost always luxury accompanies feasting; and when the body is swallowed up in the delight of refreshing itself, the heart relaxes to empty joys.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Now if the wearing of fine and precious robes were not a fault, word of God would never have so carefully expressed this. For no one seeks costly garments except for vainglory, that he may seem more honorable than others; for no one wishes to be clothed with such, where he cannot be seen by others.”

29. “Now if the wearing of fine and precious robes were not a fault, word of God would never have so carefully expressed this. For no one seeks costly garments except for vainglory, that he may seem more honorable than others; for no one wishes to be clothed with such, where he cannot be seen by others.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The spiritual director should not reduce his attention to the internal life because of external occupations, nor should he relinquish his care for external matters because of his anxiety for the internal life.”

30. “The spiritual director should not reduce his attention to the internal life because of external occupations, nor should he relinquish his care for external matters because of his anxiety for the internal life.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “The sacred Scriptures grow with the one who reads them.”

31. “The sacred Scriptures grow with the one who reads them.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “If before the severe judge idle speech is reprehended, how much more that which is hurtful. Consider, then, how damnable those words be, which proceed of malice, when that talk shall be punished which proceedeth only from idleness.”

32. “If before the severe judge idle speech is reprehended, how much more that which is hurtful. Consider, then, how damnable those words be, which proceed of malice, when that talk shall be punished which proceedeth only from idleness.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “For it is no doubt impossible to eradicate everything at once from their obstinate minds, because he who endeavours to reach the highest place rises by degrees or steps and not by leaps.”

33. “For it is no doubt impossible to eradicate everything at once from their obstinate minds, because he who endeavours to reach the highest place rises by degrees or steps and not by leaps.”

— Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I Quote: “Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.”

34. “Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.”

— Pope Gregory I

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