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> [One must not love oneself so much, as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us, and those that fend off danger will lose their lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/one-must-not-love-oneself-so-much-as-to-avoid-getting-involved-in-the/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

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## More by Oscar Romero

> [That we may give our body and our blood over to suffering and pain, like Christ - not for Self, but to give harvests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/that-we-may-give-our-body-and-our-blood-over-to-suffering-and-pain/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/let-us-not-tire-of-preaching-love-it-is-the-force-that-will-overcome/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/we-may-never-see-the-end-results-but-that-is-the-difference-between/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [We suffer with those who have disappeared, those who have had to flee their homes, and those who have been tortured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/we-suffer-with-those-who-have-disappeared-those-who-have-had-to-flee/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [Dear women who are: smart, hot, awesome, in shape, love to cook, hate shopping unless it's for me, hate to talk about feelings, love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/dear-women-who-are-smart-hot-awesome-in-shape-love-to-cook-hate/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [A church that doesn't provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a word of God that doesn't get under anyone’s skin, a word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/a-church-that-doesn-t-provoke-any-crises-a-gospel-that-doesn-t/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [We are prophets of a future not our own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/we-are-prophets-of-a-future-not-our-own/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [When we speak for the poor, please note that we do not take sides with one social class. What we do is invite all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/when-we-speak-for-the-poor-please-note-that-we-do-not-take-sides-with/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble, and only from our humility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/we-must-overturn-so-many-idols-the-idol-of-self-first-of-all-so-that/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [Social sin is the crystallization ... of individuals' sins into permanent structures that keeps sin in being and makes its force to be felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/social-sin-is-the-crystallization-of-individuals-sins-into-permanent/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ, will live like the grains of wheat that dies. It only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/those-who-surrender-to-the-service-of-the-poor-through-love-of-christ/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [Playing hard to get and winning all the time is starting to feel a lot like losing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/playing-hard-to-get-and-winning-all-the-time-is-starting-to-feel-a/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/when-the-church-hears-the-cry-of-the-oppressed-it-cannot-but-denounce/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [God is not satisfied with appearance. God wants the garment of justice. God wants his Christians dressed in love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/god-is-not-satisfied-with-appearance-god-wants-the-garment-of-justice/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

> [It moves one's heart to think: Nine months before I was born there was a woman who loved me deeply. She did not know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/it-moves-one-s-heart-to-think-nine-months-before-i-was-born-there-was/)

[Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/)

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