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When you give yourself away you find that a new and more real self has somehow been given to you.


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In an age that has thrown off all tradition, the only rebellion possible is orthodoxy.

In an age that has thrown off all tradition, the only rebellion possible is orthodoxy.



If you love, you will suffer. The only way to protect yourself against suffering is to protect yourself against love - and that is the greatest suffering of all, loneliness.

If you love, you will suffer. The only way to protect yourself against suffering is to protect yourself against love - and that is the greatest suffering of all, loneliness.



Moral relativism has a reputation for being compassionate, caring and humane, but it is an extremely useful philosophy for tyrants.

Moral relativism has a reputation for being compassionate, caring and humane, but it is an extremely useful philosophy for tyrants.



The opposite of Christianity is not atheism, but idolatry.

The opposite of Christianity is not atheism, but idolatry.



Moral stupidity comes in two different forms: relativism and legalism. Relativism sees no principles, only people; legalism sees no people, only principles.

Moral stupidity comes in two different forms: relativism and legalism. Relativism sees no principles, only people; legalism sees no people, only principles.



One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth.

One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth.



Don't be more serious than God. God invented dog farts.

Don't be more serious than God. God invented dog farts.



There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love.

There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love.



Abortion is the Antichrist's demonic parody of the eucharist. That's why it uses the same holy words, "This is my body," with the blasphemous opposite meaning.

Abortion is the Antichrist's demonic parody of the eucharist. That's why it uses the same holy words, "This is my body," with the blasphemous opposite meaning.



The heart is like a woman, and the head is like a man, and although man is the head of woman, woman is the heart of man, and she turns man's head because she turns his heart.

The heart is like a woman, and the head is like a man, and although man is the head of woman, woman is the heart of man, and she turns man's head because she turns his heart.





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Nothing can compare with the time spent with God



Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.



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Maybe Louis does have a golden willy.

Maybe Louis does have a golden willy.



The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.

The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.



Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it so you might as well stay on the bus.

Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it so you might as well stay on the bus.



It seems to me that the students are now half-awake enough to try and wake up their brother workers. If you don't pass on your own awareness then it closes down again.

It seems to me that the students are now half-awake enough to try and wake up their brother workers. If you don't pass on your own awareness then it closes down again.



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Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.



It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.




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