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A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.

St. Jerome

Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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Call Earth Heaven Learning
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.
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Empty Preserve Stomach
He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Enough Food One Liner Rich
When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us.
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Deep God Prayer Reading Spiritual Talk
Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Action Beginning Inspirational Motivational Yourself
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Act Action Talk Word
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
Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
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Angel Born Care God Greatness Ideas Moments Ourselves Soul
Why do you not practise what you preach.
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Practice Talk Yourself
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
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
I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Marriage Myself Praise
For all riches come from iniquity, and unless one were to lose another could not gain. Hence the common adage seems to me to be very true: The rich man is unjust or the heir of an unjust one.
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Lose Man Money Oneself Rich
Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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God Ignorance Religion Scripture
Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.
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Marriage Religious Sacred Vice

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