"The first law of history is to dread……" — Pope Leo XIII
"The first law of history is to dread uttering a falsehood; the next is not to fear stating the truth; lastly, the historian's writings should be open to no suspicion of partiality or animosity."
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52 Quotes by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII has 52 quotes on this site.
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Our own belief is that the renovation of the world will be brought about only by the Holy Eucharist.
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To suffer and to endure is the lot of humanity.
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The twentieth century must be a century of the Blessed Sacrament if it means to be a century of resurrection…
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Our Lord came to the aid of each great tribulation with a special devotion. The present and future tribulations of…
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The Eucharist is source and pledge of blessedness and glory, not for the soul alone, but for the body also....…
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The Church of Christ, therefore, is one and the same forever.
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Thoughtful men, with hearts craving the truth, have come to seek in the Catholic Church the road which leads with…
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The sacred rites, although not instituted specifically for proving the truth of the dogmas of the Catholic Faith incontrovertibly, are…
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For what concerns diversity of rites in the sacred liturgy, the Apostolic See has always made its position clear: not…
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They knew only too well the intimate bond which unites faith with worship, 'the law of belief with the law…
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It is not the part of prudence to neglect that which antiquity in its long experience has approved and which…
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Peace is built on the foundation of justice.
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More Animosity Quotes
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Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs.
— Charlotte Bronte
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I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that…
— Jimmy Carter
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You can let hate, animosity and anger eat away at you, or you can let it go and begin again.
— Leon Brown
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Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear…
— Walter Savage Landor
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A zeal for different opinions concerning religion...[has] divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much…
— James Madison
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I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and…
— Ambrose Bierce
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The second effort was spreading the word among the people, first, in a bid to raise their morale, and second…
— Hassan Nasrallah
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Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews and hates Christians. For…
— Osama bin Laden
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All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in other…
— Mark Twain
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The best results in the operation of a government wherein every citizen has a share largely depend upon a proper…
— Grover Cleveland
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A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected…
— George Washington
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We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice [as some states charging high taxes on goods from…
— James Madison
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