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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Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly. -Diogenes

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The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run

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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.

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When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man. -Diogenes

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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man. -Diogenes

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The mob is the mother of tyrants. -Diogenes

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If my eyes could show my soul,everyone would cry when they saw me smile.

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Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.

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Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.

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