He [God] watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

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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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I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.

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For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.

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No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God's good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that - as is the perfect truth - it was the gift of God.

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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

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Christ before me, Christ behind me,Christ in me.

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He who believes shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned. God has spoken.

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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.

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