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You Protestants keep saying that, but you can't document it. The best you guys could come up with was a statement by St. Augustine (4th century). Other than that, you just repeat that "all scripture is profitable" statement, which you try to interpret to get "scripture alone" out of it.
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O.K. call me "Protestant" if you want. I'll call you RC.

Here are just a few quotes. If you want more I'll be glad to provide them.

ST. IRENAEUS OF LYONS (130-202)

We have known the method of our salvation by no other means than those by whom the gospel came to us; which gospel they truly preached; but afterward, by the will of God, they delivered to us in the Scriptures, to be for the future the foundation and pillar of our faith. (Adv. H. 3:1)

Read more diligently that gospel which is given to us by the apostles; and read more diligently the prophets, and you will find every action and the whole doctrine of our Lord preached in them. (Adv. H. 4:66)
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CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (150?-213?)

They that are ready to spend their time in the best things will not give over seeking for truth until they have found the demonstration from the Scriptures themselves. (Stromata 7:16:3)
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ORIGEN (185?-252)

In which (the two Testaments) every word that appertains to God may be required and discussed; and all knowledge may be understood out of them. But if anything remain which the Holy Scripture does not determine, no other third Scripture ought to be received for authorizing any knowledge or doctrine; but that which remains we must commit to the fire, that is, we will reserve it for God. For in this present world God would not have us to know all things. (Orig. in Lev., hom. 5, 9:6)
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O.K. call me "Protestant" if you want. I'll call you RC.

In the end, we get them all. Steven fought it for a long time too, but gave in at the end. :-)

Now the rest of your quotes are nice. You are perhaps under the illusion that Catholics don't think the Bible is the source for God's word and truth? It is.

Properly understood.