Dorothy Day Quotes

Most popular Dorothy Day Quotes

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up. - Dorothy Day quote.
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
— Dorothy Day in Time

things possessions

Too much praise makes you feel you must be doing something terribly wrong. - Dorothy Day quote.
Too much praise makes you feel you must be doing something terribly wrong.
— Dorothy Day By Little and By Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day

praise

We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it. - Dorothy Day quote.
We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it.
— Dorothy Day By Little and By Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day

poverty

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions. - Dorothy Day quote.
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.
— Dorothy Day The Long Loneliness

action

We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all. - Dorothy Day quote.
We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all.
— Dorothy Day

attitude