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Why do you not practise what you preach.

St. Jerome

It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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Fall Hypocrisy Mistake Sin
Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
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Battle Death Engagement Field Friendship Survive War
Vanity is truly the motive power that moves humanity, and it is flattery that greases the wheels.
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Humanity Move Power True
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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Honesty One Liner Place Secret Talk
No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
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Creation Force God Heart Human Love Mindset
The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
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Civilization Man Suffering
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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Earth Heaven Marriage Virgin
Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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Afraid Alone Goodness Marriage Night
A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
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Man Religious Scripture
A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
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Devil Man Scripture Worst
Do not let your deeds believe your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, “Why do you not practice what you preach?
ST. JEROME

Action Practice Talk Word Yourself
No one cares to speak to an unwilling listener. An arrow never lodges in a stone: often it recoils upon the shooter of it.
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Care Listening Oneself Talk
If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
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Himself Religious Soul Teaching
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Athlete Himself Inspirational Motivational
When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
ST. JEROME

Deep Easy Fast Talk

Why do you not practise what you preach.

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