Lent Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old lent quotes, lent sayings, and lent proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. Arthur Schopenhauer
Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter. Benjamin Franklin
These special holidays give rise to various liturgical calendars that suggest we should mark our days not only with the cycles of the moon and seasons, but also with occasions to tell our children the stories of our faith community's past so that this past will have a future, and so that our ancient way and its practices will be rediscovered and renewed every year. Brian D. McLaren
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave. Christian Nestell Bovee
There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. Gordon B. Hinckley
Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success. Henry Ford
A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures. James E. Faust
God never tires of forgiving us we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy. Pope Francis
Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt. Pope Francis
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
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution. Robert Kennedy
Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring. St. Catherine of Siena
Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may go to heaven. St. Rose of Lima
Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution. Stephen Covey
You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. Stephen Covey
Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the lenten fast, is a day of happiness, a Christian feast. Thomas Merton
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy true fulfillment. Tony Robbins
No pain, no palm no thorns, no throne no gall, no glory no cross, no crown. William Penn
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill