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Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.
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Marriage Religious Sacred Vice
Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
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Doubt Himself
Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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Afraid Alone Goodness Marriage Night
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
Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneur Failure Inspirational
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
Begin now what you will be hereafter.
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Action Beginning Inspirational Motivational Yourself
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
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
Avoid, as you would the plague, a clergyman who is also a man of business.
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Avoid Business Man Sick Yourself
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
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Honesty Meaning Music Need Passion
The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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Eyes Face Heart Mindset Secret Talk
If then you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world, and forever in the next.
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Face Faith Forever Peace Time World 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
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom.
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Greatness Poison
If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
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Bad Goodness Touch Woman
I praise wedlock, I praise marital union, but only because they produce me virgins.
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Marriage Myself Praise
The tired ox treads with a firmer step.
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One Liner Tired Walk
It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.
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Ignorance Worst Yourself
They talk like angels but they live like men.
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Angel Live Man One Liner Talk
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
He is rich enough who does not want bread.
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Enough Food One Liner Rich
Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.
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Busy Devil Worth Yourself
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
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
Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
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Animal Eat Home Sin

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