"The comedy of man survives the tragedy of man."
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"The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice."
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"It's not that we don't have enough scoundrels to curse; it's that we don't have enough good men to curse them."
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"The Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a glass of red wine, and a good cigar."
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"To a born-again atheist like myself, it is clear that each of us has multiple selves, talents, perceptions. But to the Roman Catholic, unity is all."
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"I am not sure but I should betake myself in extremities to the liberal divinities of Greece, rather than to my country's God. Jehovah, though with us he has acquired new attributes, is more absolute and unapproachable, but hardly more divine, than Jove. He is not so much of a gentleman, not so gracious and catholic, he does not exert so intimate and genial an influence on nature, as many a god of the Greeks."
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"Like most Catholic boys, I wanted to be Jesus Christ. I could never get the turn-the-other-cheek thing down, though."
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"The Catholic hierarchy has become more conservative. What we don't know is whether [Catholic voters] will become increasingly conservative, or .. stay swing voters."
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"I'm neither Catholic not Protestant. Protestant sounds good but I don't think I am."
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"Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him in everything, everywhere."
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"... the average Catholic perceives no connection between religion and morality, unless it is a question of someone else's morality."
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"You find the most in not any particular denomination specifically. It's the style of worship. So if we have what we call a charismatic worship style, that means upbeat music and a more lively style of preaching usually, people are allowed to clap, say "Amen," whether they're mainline Protestant, conservative Protestant, and Catholics, whatever, they're much more likely to be integrated."
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"If in coming face to face with God we accept Him in our lives, then we are converting. We become a better Hindu, a better Muslim, a better Catholic, a better whatever we are. ... What God is in your mind you must accept."
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"If you are Catholic, and some other person comes to you seeking guidance, naturally you take him straight away to someone who can show him God's love."
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"Very less to say, I can make one Catholic or Protestant."
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"Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime."
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"When we passed a Catholic church, I recalled, he said, "You think your dad's a good chemist? They're turning soda crackers into meat in there. Can your dad do that?"
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"I dont like Jews. Or colored folk. Or natives, now that you mention it...I bet you like Catholics. Cant stand them either. Nor women, Fabians, Socialists, homosexuals, Asians, or British."
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