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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
Saint Augustine
HelpWillWithoutConsentUsWho
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
PerfectModerationCompleteEasier
It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
PunishmentMartyrCauseMakes
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
BeautifulWiseMeLaborNeverHeavy
I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
FriendshipFriendMeLongWantHim
God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.
GoodGodEvilBetterOutBring
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
PrayerDesireWillWithoutPrayers
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
GodYouFindOthersNeedOut
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
TearsGuiltOutWashStain
Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood.
BadDoneWoodFirstCompanyHead
Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
WisdomHabitNecessitySoonBecomes
To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.
SinLongerForsakeForsakenAbstain
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