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The greatest evil is physical pain.
Saint Augustine
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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.
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O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
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In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
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He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.
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