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They please the world most, who please Christ least.

St. Jerome

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
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Honesty Meaning Music Need Passion
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
Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.
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God Ignorance Religion Scripture
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.
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Alcohol Attack Devil Weapon Wine Young
Why do you not practise what you preach.
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Practice Talk Yourself
No one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the detracting tongue by showing that you do not listen to it with pleasure.
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Happiness Learning Love Tongue
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
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Earth Heaven Marriage Virgin
Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
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Death Expense Himself Man Mom
The most base of men can be civilized through suffering.
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Civilization Man Suffering
Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.
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Equality Man Woman
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
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
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Act Action Talk Word
Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.
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Affection Love Money Price
Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
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Battle Death Engagement Field Friendship Survive War
Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.
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Call Earth Heaven Learning

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