"One cannot use an evil action with reference to a good intention."
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"What does it take to become a saint? Will it."
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"Without sanctifying grace it is not possible to refrain long from mortal sin."
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"Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works."
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"True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God."
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"Faith will tell us Christ is present, When our human senses fail."
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"There can be no joy in living without joy in work."
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"We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help."
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"Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty."
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"Faith is God's work within us."
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"Without doubt one is allowed to resist against the unjust aggressor to one's life, one's goods or one's physical integrity; sometimes, even 'til the aggressor's death... In fact, this act is aimed at preserving one's life or one's goods and to make the aggressor powerless. Thus, it is a good act, which is the right of the victim."
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"Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious."
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"Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion."
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"The image of God always abides in the soul, whether this image be obsolete and clouded over as to amount to almost nothing; or whether it be obscured or disfigured, as is the case with sinners; or whether it be clear and beautiful as is the case with the just."
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"No man truly has joy unless he lives in love."
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"God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe."
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"Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself."
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"The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness."
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"The things we love tell us who we are."
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"Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation."
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