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One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.


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I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy and I am not mistaken in believing, that people, angels and even demons have those same inclinations.

I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy and I am not mistaken in believing, that people, angels and even demons have those same inclinations.



As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains.

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains.



Attentiveness is the natural prayer of the Soul.

Attentiveness is the natural prayer of the Soul.



We are made to know and love God.

We are made to know and love God.



Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.



God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected.

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected.



You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.



I do not believe there is anything useful which men can know with exactitude that they cannot know by arithmetic and algebra.

I do not believe there is anything useful which men can know with exactitude that they cannot know by arithmetic and algebra.



Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.

Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.



We are rational creatures: Our virtue and perfection is to love reason, or rather to love order.

We are rational creatures: Our virtue and perfection is to love reason, or rather to love order.





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Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.



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It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better.

It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better.



The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.

The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.



Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.

Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.



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No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I think I have and accept that.

No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I think I have and accept that.




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