Repented of a sin…
If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed of the causes of the sin, wherefrom, as from a root, the shoots spring forth again.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
As sure as is…
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable… we must be content to creep along the ground, and can never soar.
–Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Religious on paper…
Nothing is so easy as to be religious on paper.
–Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Life is for action…
Life is for action. If we insist on proofs for everything, we shall never come to action: to act you must assume, and that assumption is faith.
–Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Judge only actions…
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.
–Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
When tempted…
When you are tempted, summon to your assistance the hope and thought that consolation will shortly follow, especially if by holy struggles you gradually overcome the struggles of despair.
— Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
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