"Hence nearly all vices are rooted in the future. Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead."
- C.S. Lewis -
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- C.S. Lewis -
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"Communism was born in lies, of lies lives, and of lies will die."
- Blessed Alojzije Stepinac -
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- Blessed Alojzije Stepinac -
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"Atheism is not the knowledge that God does not exist, but only the wish that He did not, in order that one could sin without reproach or exalt one's ego without challenge. The pillars upon which atheism mounts are sensuality and pride."
- Venerable Fulton J. Sheen -
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- Venerable Fulton J. Sheen -
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"Beauty matters. It is not just a subjective thing but a universal need of human beings. If we ignore this need we find ourselves in a spiritual desert."
- Sir Roger Scruton -
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- Sir Roger Scruton -
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"The mark of our time is that we are above all concerned with the struggle between ourselves and other men, and barely at all with the struggle between the commandments of the Holy Ghost and the desires of our earthly nature."
- C.Z. Codreanu -
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- C.Z. Codreanu -
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"Everyone of us needs half an hour of prayer each day, except when we are busy, then we need an hour."
- St. Francis de Sales -
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- St. Francis de Sales -
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"Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence."
- Epictetus -
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- Epictetus -
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"It is quite legitimate for nations to treat their differences as a sacred inheritance and guard them at all costs."
- Pope Pius XII -
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- Pope Pius XII -
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“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.”
- St. Augustine -
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- St. Augustine -
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"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."
- Epictetus -
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- Epictetus -
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"Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."
- St. Padre Pio -
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- St. Padre Pio -
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