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He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.

Saint Augustine

The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell.
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Beware Danger Devil Existence Hell Mathematics
He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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Glory God Love Sake
Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.
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Look One Liner Place Right Sin Wrong
When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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God Indeed Strength Weakness
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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Angel Change Devil Humility Men Pride
Love endures in adversity, is moderate in prosperity; brave under harsh sufferings, cheerful in good works; utterly reliable in temptation, utterly open-handed in hospitality; as happy as can be among true brothers and sisters, as patient as you can get among the false one’s.
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Adversity Brave Cheer Endurance Love Moderate Prosperity Suffering
Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.
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Dependent God Inspirational Pray Responsiblity Work Hard
He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
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Glory God Love Sake
What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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Explanation Time
God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.
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God Man One Liner Provide Raise Sail Wind
If you understood him, it would not be God.
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God Understand
The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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Eternity Gain Life Merit Positive Purpose
Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.
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Accomplishment Action Advance Glory Humility Value Virtue Work
In order to discover the character of people we have only to observe what they love.
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Character Discover Love Observe People
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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God Goodness Hands Receive Try
In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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Charity Essential Liberty Unity

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