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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.

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
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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Bad Book Hands Protection Thinking Yourself
Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneur Failure Inspirational
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
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Athlete Himself Inspirational Motivational
It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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Ignorance Worst Yourself
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!
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Catch Fly Improvement Moments Transience
A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.
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Man Religious Scripture
They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Angel Live Man One Liner Talk
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
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Honesty One Liner Place Secret Talk
While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.
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Evil Happiness Truth Wait
Strictly speaking, one should not even rightly compare virginity to marriage because you cannot make a comparison between two things if one is good and the other evil.
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Compare Evil Goodness Marriage Oneself Talk Virgin
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
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
The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.
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Drink Enough Fear Reach Scripture
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Act Action Talk Word
If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
ST. JEROME

Bad Goodness Touch Woman

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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