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The scars of others should teach us caution.

St. Jerome

Strictly speaking, one should not even rightly compare virginity to marriage because you cannot make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil.
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Compare Evil Goodness Marriage Oneself Talk Virgin
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
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Honesty Meaning Music Need Passion
Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.
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Bad Book Hands Protection Thinking Yourself
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Act Action Talk Word
The Church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it. Persecutions have made it grow; martyrdoms have crowned it.
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Blood Endurance Growth Rage Religious
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Catch Fly Improvement Moments Transience
Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
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Heaven Learning Seek Truth
Make knowledge of the Scripture your love. Live with them, meditate on them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries.
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Knowledge Live Love Meditation Scripture Yourself
Woman is the root of all evil.
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Evil One Liner Root Woman
They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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Attitude Character God Religious Sin World
It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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Fall Hypocrisy Mistake Sin
Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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Animal Eat Home Sin
If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
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Bad Goodness Touch Woman
If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
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Deep Mistake Origin Water
For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.
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Empty Preserve Stomach

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