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The tired ox treads with a firmer step.

St. Jerome

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
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
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
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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Earth Heaven Marriage Virgin
True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
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Friendship Thinking True
The enemy of reflection is the breakneck pace – the thousand pictures.
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Enemy Photograph Reflection
Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneur Failure Inspirational
Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.
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Avoid Business Man Sick Yourself
Haste is of the Devil.
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Devil One Liner
So valuable to heaven is the dignity of the human soul that every member of the human race has a guardian angel from the moment the person begins to be.
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Beginning Dignity Heaven Human Moments Person Race Soul Value
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
If then you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world, and forever in the next.
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Face Faith Forever Peace Time World Yourself
When I could not see the light with my blind eyes, I blamed not my eyes, but the sun.
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Blame Eyes Light Myself See Sun
It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
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Beginning Offering Ourselves Seek
It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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Ignorance Worst Yourself

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