"Saints are what they are not because their……" — Thomas Merton
"Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for them to admire everyone else."
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- I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it. — Lord Chesterfield
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