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Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.

St. Jerome

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
Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Action Beginning Inspirational Motivational Yourself
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
And as regards Adam and Eve we must maintain that before the fall they were virgins in Paradise: but after they sinned, and were cast out of Paradise, they were immediately married.
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Fall Heaven Maintain Marriage Religious Sex Sin
Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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Hate Myself Thankful World Worth
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Catch Fly Improvement Moments Transience
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Greatness Poison
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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One Liner Tired Walk
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
Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
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Appearance Body Fashion Purity Reveal 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
The scars of others should teach us caution.
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Deep Ourselves Scars Teaching
I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Marriage Myself Praise
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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Earth Heaven Marriage Virgin
Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.
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Death Faith God Life Love Oneself Purity Service

Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.

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Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.

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