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God, deliver me from sullen saints.


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Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.

Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.



Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.



We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.



Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.



It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.

It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.



Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.



When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.

When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.



Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.



We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.



May God protect me from gloomy saints.

May God protect me from gloomy saints.





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The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing.

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To be moral, correct, and virtuous is to be obedient to an old established law and custom.

To be moral, correct, and virtuous is to be obedient to an old established law and custom.



It is better to rage against the preventable suffering/because it leads to the suggestion of gorgeous alternatives/than to express our sadness.

It is better to rage against the preventable suffering/because it leads to the suggestion of gorgeous alternatives/than to express our sadness.



I do what I do because there's nothing else for me to do. This is what I'm supposed to be doing.

I do what I do because there's nothing else for me to do. This is what I'm supposed to be doing.



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Yeah, I think on my resume it still says that - that I can juggle.



Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.

Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.



I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open, and I'll do my looking back with my eyes closed.

I'll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open, and I'll do my looking back with my eyes closed.



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Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness.

Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness.




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