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It flows through old hushed Egypt and its sands, Like some grave mighty thought threading a dream, And times and things, as in that vision,… — Leigh Hunt
Can any man have a higher notion of the rule of right and the eternal fitness of things? — Henry Fielding
I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God. — Dominic Savio
In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have… — Christopher Wren
The only things in which we can be said to have any property are our actions. Our thoughts may be bad, yet produce no poison;… — Charles Caleb Colton
As to those other things which we hold on the authority, not of Scripture, but of tradition, and which are observed throughout the whole world,… — Saint Augustine
For nothing so much disturbs the mind, though it be done for some beneficial purpose, as to innovate and introduce strange things, and most of… — Saint John Chrysostom
It is necessary to obey a Pope in all things as long as he does not go against the universal customs of the Church, but… — Pope Innocent III
Quite agreeable, of course, was this state of things to those who thought it in their abundant riches the result of inevitable economic laws and… — Pope Pius XI
That there should be some fire even after this life is not incredible, and it can be inquired into and either be discovered or left… — Saint Augustine
Such then in number and importance are the precious ties belonging to the Christian name which keep a believer in the Catholic Church, as it… — Saint Augustine
In the Catholic Church, there are many other things which most justly keep me in her bosom. The consent of peoples and nations keeps me… — Saint Augustine
Benedict XVI leaves no room for uncertainty or minimization. At this present time in which she feels humiliation, the Church learns from the Pope to… — Unknown Author
One of the first things to learn if you want to be a contemplative is to mind your own business. Nothing is more suspicious, in… — Thomas Merton
Anything you grab hold of on the bank breaks with the river's pressure. When you do things from your soul, the river itself moves through… — Coleman Barks
As all things eternal and primordial reappear, so all things mortal return to the earth. Honor, old age, probity, justice, constance, virtue, and gentleness are… — Francis Quarles
Think of the enormous leisure of God! He is never in a hurry. We are always in such a frantic hurry. In the light of… — Oswald Chambers
With Christians, a poetical view of things is a duty. We are bid to color all things with hues of faith, to see a divine… — John Henry Newman
I want eternity. I was born for greater things... — Unknown Author
We must open our eyes to admire God who hides and at the same time reveals himself in things and introduces us into the realms… — Pope John Paul II
It is seldom we have the heart to throw ourselves, if I may so speak, on the Divine Arm; we dare not trust ourselves on… — John Henry Newman
If you see things as in eternity, you are less a prey to the pain of their passing, and so you can learn the more… — Gerald Vann
It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to… — Katharine Drexel
Every ordinary thing in your life is a word of God's love: your home, your work, the clothes you wear, the air you breathe, the… — Caryll Houselander
Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. And faith means believing the incredible, or it is no virtue… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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