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Catholic Quotes by Thomas Merton
- Action is the stream, and contemplation is the spring.
- I can only become perfectly free by serving the will of God.
- To be truly Catholic is not merely to be correct according to an abstractly universal standard of truth, but also and above all to be…
- And of course most non-Catholics imagine that the Church is immensely rich, and that all Catholic institutions make money hand over fist, and that all…
- What do you want to want to be, anyway?" "I don't know; I guess what I want to be is a good Catholic." "What you…
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- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi
- While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. — Francis of Assisi
- It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
- Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
- If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe,… — Saint Augustine
- Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. — Saint Augustine
- He that is jealous is not in love. — Saint Augustine
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if… — Saint Augustine
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine