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Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.


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Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience.

Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience.



Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.

Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.



An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.



Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.

Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.



Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.

Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.



The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.

The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.



When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede for him with groans that cannot be uttered.

When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede for him with groans that cannot be uttered.



A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with prayer.

A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with prayer.



Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do without fear as if in the dark.

Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do without fear as if in the dark.



Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate.

Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate.





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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.



Be nobody's darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You like a shawl, To parry stones To keep you warm.

Be nobody's darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You like a shawl, To parry stones To keep you warm.



Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honour than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensure a good life.

Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honour than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensure a good life.



He loved chivalrye Trouthe and honour, freedom and curteisye.

He loved chivalrye Trouthe and honour, freedom and curteisye.



Time has laid his hand Upon my heart, gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.

Time has laid his hand Upon my heart, gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.



I think a man needs to be a man. To hold a woman the way she wants to be held. Just do whatever your woman wants, and you'll be fine.

I think a man needs to be a man. To hold a woman the way she wants to be held. Just do whatever your woman wants, and you'll be fine.



I usually don't have a burger, a brat, and a steak but it is 4th of July. And I need the energy if I'm gonna start blowin crap up. It's what the founding fathers would want.

I usually don't have a burger, a brat, and a steak but it is 4th of July. And I need the energy if I'm gonna start blowin crap up. It's what the founding fathers would want.



The great triad of enemies for Christian growth contain the world, the flesh, and the devil.

The great triad of enemies for Christian growth contain the world, the flesh, and the devil.



There are different versions of Islam... it is meaningless to claim to speak in the name of a ‘real’ Islam.

There are different versions of Islam... it is meaningless to claim to speak in the name of a ‘real’ Islam.



Thou shalt be free As mountain winds: but then exactly do All points of my command.

Thou shalt be free As mountain winds: but then exactly do All points of my command.




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