"In the United States there's a Puritan ethic……" — Umberto Eco

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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… — 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… — Saint Augustine
• If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other… — Saint Augustine
• Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by… — Saint Augustine
• God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine

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