I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

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I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm: "You destroy those who speak a lie." And again: "A lying mouth deals death to the soul." And likewise the Lord says in the Gospel: "On the day of judgment men shall render account for every idle word they utter."

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True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without.

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Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.

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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.

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A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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Our roots are in the dark; the earth is our country. Why did we look up for blessing -- instead of around, and down? What hope we have lies there. Not in the sky full of orbiting spy-eyes and weaponry, but in the earth we have looked down upon. Not from above, but from below. Not in the light that blinds, but in the dark that nourishes, where human beings grow human souls.

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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. — Icelandic Proverb.

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Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.― Roy T. Bennett

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In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.

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