Famous Dorothy Day Quotes

  • Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed so easily. – Dorothy Day

    Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed so easily. – Dorothy Day

  • Those who cannot see Christ in the poor are atheists indeed. – Dorothy Day

    Those who cannot see Christ in the poor are atheists indeed. – Dorothy Day

  • Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system. – Dorothy Day

    Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.– Dorothy Day

  • The vanity of Eve, that desire to exercise power, to seduce, to drag down! – Dorothy Day

    The vanity of Eve, that desire to exercise power, to seduce, to drag down!– Dorothy Day

  • The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor. – Dorothy Day

    The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor.– Dorothy Day