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Embrace in one act the two truths-thine own sin, and God's infinite mercy in Jesus Christ. — Alexander MacLaren
He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay… — Alphonsus Liguori
Remember that [scientific thought] is the guide of action; that the truth which it arrives at is not that which we can ideally contemplate without… — William Kingdon Clifford
Unions have been the best anti-poverty program that actually worked and did not cost the government a dime. But as unions grow smaller- not stronger-… — Andy Stern
Our novice runs the risk of failure without additional traits: a strong inclination toward originality, a taste for research, and a desire to experience the… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Forces of nature act in a mysterious manner. We can but solve the mystery by deducing the unknown result from the known results of similar… — Mahatma Gandhi
Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God. — Pope John Paul II
I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it. — William Zinsser
We cannot really think in one way and act in another... — Thomas Troward
You can choose, you can go one of two ways. You can be the person I probably admire more and say 'well I don't care… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Experience, the interpreter between creative nature and the human race, teaches the action of nature among mortals: how under the constraint of necessity she cannot… — Leonardo da Vinci
The same way a compact disk isn't responsible for what's recorded on it, that's how we are. You're about as free to act as a… — Chuck Palahniuk
Some of us need to discover that we will not begin to live more fully until we have the courage to do and see and… — Thomas Merton
[Religion] attacks us in our deepest integrity - the core of our self-respect. Religion says that we would not know right from wrong, we would… — Christopher Hitchens
Every one must act according to the dictates of his own reason, and mine tells me that civil powers alone have been given to the… — Thomas Jefferson
Prayer cannot be a request made to a theistic deity to act in human history in a particular way. — John Shelby Spong
We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs.… — Ronald Reagan
One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would… — Stephen Hawking
If we did a good act merely from love of God and a belief that it is pleasing to Him, whence arises the morality of… — Thomas Jefferson
Each Act of Parliament intended to address harassment and discrimination has faced objections on the basis of 'you'll never be able to prove...' and 'there's… — Tim Field

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