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Quotes by Clergyman
"We don't consider the battle has ended in Afghanistan... The battle has begun and its fires are picking up. These fires will reach the White House, because it is the center of injustice and tyranny."
102
"I prepared my intervention the night before I spoke. As it happened, there were about 44 cardinals who wished to speak but could not because there was not enough time. I was one of the last to speak."
101
"As this world was not intended to be a state of any great satisfaction or high enjoyment, so neither was it intended to be a mere scene of unhappiness and sorrow."
101
"We will not, on the altar of money, mortgage our conscience, mortgage our faith, mortgage our salvation."
100
"The whole world is in my hand, and I will conquer and subjugate the world."
100
"I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle."
100
"The undertaking of a new action brings new strength."
99
"Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal."
99
"The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture."
98
"Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point."
97
"Throughout history no one has suffered more than God. He has suffered because his own children fell away from him. Ever since the Fall, God has been working tirelessly for the restoration of mankind. People do not know this brokenhearted aspect of God."
96
"Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life."
96
"Don't you know, priests, why our sermons do not touch the people's heart? Because we do not preach to the eyes, only to the ears."
95
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me."
93
"Originality is undetected plagiarism."
92
"There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points."
92
"To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness."
92
"Evangelism is not an option for the Christian life."
90
"Discrimination against Jews can be read in Thomas Aquinas, and insults against Jews in Martin Luther."
89
"All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself."
89
"True religious movements prosper and flourish under tribulation."
89
"Let's say there are 500 sons and daughters like you in each state. Then we could control the government."
88
"Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."
88
"Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy."
87
"Give me six lines written by the most honorable of men, and I will find an excuse in them to hang him."
87
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