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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?

St. Jerome

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
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
Every day we are changing, every day we are dying, and yet we fancy ourselves eternal.
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Change Death Deep Forever Human Ourselves
Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven.
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Heaven Learning Seek Truth
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
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
No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.
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Creation Force God Heart Human Love Mindset
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Athlete Himself Inspirational Motivational
When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
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Deep Easy Fast Talk
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Honesty Meaning Music Need Passion
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
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Catch Fly Improvement Moments Transience
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
If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
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Deep Mistake Origin Water
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
Haste is of the Devil.
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Devil One Liner

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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