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The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

John Henry Newman

Thought and speech are inseparable from each other. Matter and expression are parts of one; style is a thinking out into language.
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Expression Style Thinking
We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.
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Attitude Friends Inspirational
Most people go not by argument, but by sympathies.
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Arguments People Sympathies
Stuffing birds or playing stringed instruments is an elegant pastime, and a resource to the idle, but it is not education.
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Bird Instruments Resources
Cruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.
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Animal Religious Vegetarian
Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.
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Angel Purpose
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
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Memories Treatise Wisdom
The attributes of God, though intelligible to us on their surface yet, for the very reason that they are infinite, transcend our comprehension, when they are dwelt upon, when they are followed out, and can only be received by faith.
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Comprehensive Infinite Reason Spiritual
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
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Exercise Friends Love Men
Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.
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Break Cost Sacrifice Through
Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, but it does not prevent sin. The will is the source of action.
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Doe Guilt Responsibility
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
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Change Life Spiritual
Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
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Catholic Heaven Part
To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us.
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Action Done Practice
Go down again – I dwell among the people.
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Down Dwell People
When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
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Esteem Giving Needs Self

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