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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

Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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Affection Love Money Price
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
Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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Call Earth Heaven Learning
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
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
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
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
A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
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Heart Idol Religious Vice
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
Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
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Appearance Body Fashion Purity Reveal Talk
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
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
The scars of others should teach us caution.
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Deep Ourselves Scars Teaching
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
Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one’s faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one’s life.
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Death Faith God Life Love Oneself Purity Service
Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.
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Devil Employment Kind Work
The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by telling against ourselves.
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End Home Mistake Ourselves Talk
I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Marriage Myself Praise
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Act Action Talk Word
The enemy of reflection is the breakneck pace – the thousand pictures.
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Enemy Photograph Reflection
To read without writing is to sleep.
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One Liner Reading Sleep Writing
Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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Busy Devil Worth Yourself
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Greatness Poison
Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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Equality Man Woman
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

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