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Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.

St. Jerome

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
No one cares to speak to an unwilling listener. An arrow never lodges in a stone: often it recoils upon the shooter of it.
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Care Listening Oneself Talk
Even while living in the world, the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men that no-one ever suffered so much for their own pains, as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.
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Children Compassionate Heart Live Man Mom Pain Suffering World
They please the world most, who please Christ least.
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Attitude Character God Religious Sin World
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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Honesty One Liner Place Secret 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
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
Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.
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Hate Myself Thankful World Worth
Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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God Ignorance Religion Scripture
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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Busy Devil Yourself
Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
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Food Herself Hide Money Poor Store
While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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Evil Happiness Truth Wait
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
Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.
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Avoid Business Man Sick Yourself
Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Action Beginning Inspirational Motivational Yourself
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

Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.

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