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Work bears a particular mark of man and of humanity, the...

Work bears a particular mark of man and of humanity, the mark of a person operating within a community of persons.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about work, people, humanity, man

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain...

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about contentment

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about politics, interest, problems, contentment

You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today,...

Quote by Papa John Paul II about love, honesty, promise, grace, principle, contentment, help, word, god, day

Young people are threatened by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about work, advertising, use, people

Blessing is the soveraign act of God, and the power of...

Blessing is the soveraign act of God, and the power of benediction like the power of God.

Quote by John Pearson about god, power

By the God of thy Father who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts and of the womb

Quote by John Pearson about god, help

Fourthly, I desire you to look not only upon that which...

Fourthly, I desire you to look not only upon that which you have lost, but also upon that which he hath left behinde him.

Quote by John Pearson about wish, contentment

Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not...

Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not accepted, only Isaac was in the Covenant.

Quote by John Pearson about name

In this the similitude is so great, that there is no...

In this the similitude is so great, that there is no difference in the nature of the love produced, and that which did produce it.

Quote by John Pearson about nature, love

Love is of that excellent nature, that it is esteemed by the best of men, and accepted from the meanest persons; what then is the affection of a Father.

Quote by John Pearson about love, affection, people, nature, man

Love, when in an equal, commandeth love, and this is so...

Love, when in an equal, commandeth love, and this is so just, that fire doth not more naturally create a flame.

Quote by John Pearson about love, fire, fire brigade

Mortality is a proper object to invite our pity, and...

Mortality is a proper object to invite our pity, and privation of life alone sufficient to move compassion in the living.

Quote by John Pearson about life

Secondly, reflect upon that love and entire affection...

Secondly, reflect upon that love and entire affection which you have lost, and could no otherwise be lost, but by losing him, in whom it lived.

Quote by John Pearson about love, affection, contentment

The occasion of this sadness is expressed in a word, but must be considered in many more, as being the principal concernment both of the Text and Time.

Quote by John Pearson about sadness, word, being, time

They which have no hope of a life to come, may extend their griefs for the loss of this, and equal the days of their mourning with the years of the life of man.

Quote by John Pearson about hope, day, life, man

Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short...

Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short and temporary for an unalterable and eternal condition.

Quote by John Pearson about change, death, nothing

Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.

Quote by John Pearson about death, people, vulgarity, nothing, common sense, world, life

We usually say of ancient persons, that they have already one foot in the grave, and the rest of their life is nothing else but the bringing of these feet together.

Quote by John Pearson about old, people, rest, nothing, life

What reason then can we produce, that the life of a man...

What reason then can we produce, that the life of a man whom we esteem, should be sorrow to himself, and his death be grief to us.

Quote by John Pearson about reason, sadness, death, man, life

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