The Wisdom of the Saints, Anthony Vincent Bruno
The Wisdom of the Saints, Anthony Vincent Bruno
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The Wisdom of the Saints

Author: Anthony Vincent Bruno

Narrator: Hedge T. Haiden

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/24/2018


Synopsis

Sit back, put your feet up, and unwind, while Hedge T. Haiden - "The Man of a Thousand Voices" narrates joyous, profound and uplifting quotes for your pleasure; to the accompaniment of gentle, celestial music in - The Wisdom of the Saints.We live in a stressful world, preoccupied with so many work, relationship and financial anxieties. We all need an outlet. This is a collection of clever quotes, final words and assorted sayings of some of the smartest people who have ever lived. It is a reference book to browse through when your spirits are low. Examples of what you will find inside - "Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself." Saint John Vianney. "The heart of the meek is the throne on which the Lord reposes." Saint John Climacus. "The nature of water is soft, and the nature of stone is hard; but if a bottle is hung above the stone, allowing the water to fall down drop by drop, it wears away the stone. So it is with the Word of God: it is soft and our heart is hard, but the man who hears the Word of God often opens his heart to the fear of God." Saint Poemen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa on December 20, 2023

As with any faith based book, some of the short inspirations really stood out on the days they were read and others came to mind later as the year progressed. I'm sure if I were to start it over today, I would take away different messages and that's what I had hoped to get from this book of wisdom a......more

Goodreads review by Sabina on December 30, 2023

I love that it was just a simple quote each day - nothing overwhelming so it was easy to keep up. Most of these quotes were not the ones you've seen before, not the ones watered down or overly instagrammed. Some made me really stop and think, others gave me a deep sense of relief. Definitely a good......more

Goodreads review by Kate on April 03, 2023

I was really hoping for more diversity among the saints features in this book. It also irked me that several quotes were repeated, or slightly different quotes were both used. There are so many saints! No reason to repeat any!......more