"In the active life all the vices are……" — Isidore of Seville
"In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the contemplative life a man may, with now purified mental gaze, pass on to the contemplation of the Divine Light."
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12 Quotes by Isidore of Seville
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Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance…
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Baptism is not the work of man but of Christ, and this sacrament is so holy that it would not…
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The name of medicine is thought to have been given from 'moderation', modus, that is, from a due proportion, which…
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Tolle numerum omnibus rebus et omnia pereunt.Take from all things their number and all shall perish.
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We, as Catholics are not permitted to believe anything of our own will, nor to choose what someone has believed…
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Nothing exists without music, for the universe itself is said to have been framed by a kind of harmony of…
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If a man wants to be always in God's company, he must pray regularly and read regularly. When we pray,…
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The more you devote yourself to study of the sacred utterances, the richer will be your understanding of them, just…
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Teaching unsupported by grace may enter our ears, but it never reaches the heart. When God's grace does touch our…
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Letters are signs of things, symbols of words, whose power is so great that without a voice they speak to…
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Tshe suffering of adversity does not degrade you but exalts you. Human tribulation teaches you; it does not destroy you.…
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There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude.
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Science regards man as an aggregation of atoms temporarily united by a mysterious force called the life-principle. To the materialist,…
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Active Evil is better than Passive Good.
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I've always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the…
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The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he…
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As an active member of the Air Force, Army and Mine Warfare Caucuses, I meet with enlisted personnel and officers…
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Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.
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Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still…
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We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our…
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