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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

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God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

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God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.

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Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

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He that is jealous is not in love.

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He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.

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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.

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Hear the other side.

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I asked the whole frame of the world about my God; and he answered, “I am not He, but He made me”.

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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

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I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden. ''

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If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

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If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.

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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

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It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

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Love is the beauty of the soul.

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Love, and do what you like.

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