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- If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at…
- It would be the greatest delight of the seraphs to pile up sand on the seashore or to pull weeds in a garden for all…
- Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one…
- My Lord Jesus Christ, who, for the love You bear to mankind, do remain night and day in this Sacrament, full of pity and love,…
- In obedience to humanity, the King of the universe come down from heaven! In obedience to humanity, he lives imprisoned on the altar! I shall…
- Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the…
- Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to…
- You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the divine Sacrament will be that which will…
- Whoever prays is certainly saved. He who does not is certainly damned. All the blessed have been saved by prayer. All the damned have been…
- We must practice modesty, not only in our looks, but also in our whole deportment, and particularly in our dress, our walk, our conversation, and…
- It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects on the soul…
- He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.
- "Happy he that knows Thee, even if he knows nothing else," says St. Augustine. If we knew all the sciences and knew not how to…
- Before the coming of Jesus Christ, men fled away from God and, being attached to the earth, refused to unite themselves to their Creator. But…
- New revelations regarding faith or morals ... have always been abhorred and challenged in the Church ... Hence, the Sovereign Pontiffs, the Councils, and the…
- If we should be saved and become saints, we ought always to stand at the gates of the Divine mercy to beg and pray for,…
- God loves all those who love him: I love them that love Me.
- It is just that he should act with reserve towards those who act with reserve towards him. On the contrary, he gives himself entirely to…
- With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved to love Him and please Him with all your strength, your only fear should…
- Not only is there no need of an intermediary through whom He would want you to speak to Him, but He finds His delight in…
- In the Great Deluge in the days of Noah, nearly all mankind perished, eight persons alone being saved in the Ark. In our days a…
- Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving…
- Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude…
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- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and… — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- A friend to all is a friend to none. — Aristotle