We must rise after any fall…
We must rise speedily after any fall in the exercise of self-denial, with hatred of the fault, hope of pardon and resolution of amendment.
–Saint Louis de Blois (1506-1566)
Sin is loving and hating…
[Sin is] loving what God hates, and hating what God loves.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Admitting our weakness…
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
–Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)
Virginity can be…
Virginity can be lost by a thought.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
Greed will demand…
Greed will demand of you labor, danger, hardships, and troubles, and you will readily agree to its demands. And for what purpose? So you can have what will fill up your purse but empty out your peace of mind!
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
We shall all be saints…
Let the young man look after the flesh, and the old man after avarice, and we shall all be saints together.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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