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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.

St. Jerome

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
It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin.
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Fall Hypocrisy Mistake Sin
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
To read without writing is to sleep.
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One Liner Reading Sleep Writing
Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?
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Hard Impression Mindset White
Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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God Ignorance Religion Scripture
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?
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Action Practice Talk Word Yourself
There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.
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Big Life Live Ourselves Short
Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.
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Book Daughter God Heart Life Yourself
Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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Animal Eat Home Sin
Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.
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Heaven Peace Soul Yourself
I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Marriage Myself Praise
Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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Hate Myself Thankful World Worth
Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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Equality Man Woman
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Greatness Poison
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.

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