"The wicked exist in this world either to be converted or that through them the good may exercise patience."
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"You are surprised that the world is losing its grip? That the world is grown old? Don't hold onto the old man, the world; don't refuse to regain your youth in Christ, who says to you: 'The world is passing away; the world is losing its grip; the world is short of breath. Don't fear, your youth shall be renewed as an eagle.'"
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"Mary heard God's word and kept it, and so she is blessed. She kept God's truth in her mind, a nobler thing than carrying his body in her womb."
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"It is a sin to judge any man by his post"
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"The way to Christ is first through humility, second through humility, and third through humility. If humility does not precede and accompany and follow every good work we do, if it is not before us to focus on, it it is not beside us to lean upon, if it is not behind us to fence us in, pride will wrench from our hand any good deed we do at the very moment we do it."
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"In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it."
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"If we are perplexed by an apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, 'The author of this book is mistaken'; but either the manuscript is faulty, or the translation is wrong, or you have not understood."
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"Our whole business in this Life is to restore to health the eye of the heart whereby God may be seen."
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"You say to me 'Show me your God.' I answer you, 'Everything you see in your heart that might sadden God, remove.'"
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"God Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good."
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"We come to God by love and not by navigation."
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"The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient."
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"I acknowledge Thee, Lord of heaven and earth, and praise Thee for my first rudiments of being, and my infancy, whereof I remember nothing; for Thou hast appointed that man should from others guess much as to himself; and believe much on the strength of weak females."
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"Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee."
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"I entered (into my inward self) and beheld with the eye of my soul...the Light Unchangeable."
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"The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling?"
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"The arrogance is not greatness but swelling; and the swelling seems big but it's not healthy."
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"Such is the strength of the burden of habit. Here I have the power to be but do not wish it. There I wish to be but lacks the power. On both grounds, I'm in misery."
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"Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt."
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"AugustineThe wounds of a friend are better than the kisses of an enemy. To love with sternness is better than to deceive with gentleness.... In Luke [14:23] it is written: "Compel people to come in!" By threats of the wrath of God, the Father draws souls to his Son."
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