William of Auxerre famous quotes

God likes to listen favorably to the prayers of His faithful, particularly when they look at Christ's body
-- William of Auxerre

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The natural law is the origin and principle of all virtues and their acts, therefore we must first speak about natural law.
-- William of Auxerre

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To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is the feeling of the people of the New York ghetto in the present instance that Pres. William McKinley is spoken of in that quarter as "the loving brother of all of us," as one who "died a martyr to the freedom of Jew and Gentile.

There have been times of late when I have had to hold on to one text with all my might: "It is required in stewards that a man may be found faithful." Praise God, it does not say "sucessful.

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable.

Among the faithful, in the great kitchens of the world, Escoffier is to Careme what the New Testament is to the Old.

Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.

Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke, and holy indignation

Tut, Tut, looks like rain

I don't look at myself as suffering.

Louis de Bernires is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh. . .he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste.

You know, you look at the chaos in the conservative camp right now, it's only too tempting to blame it all on pot. But in fact, the Reagan revolution owes a lot to Reefer. For one thing, it's made the symptoms of senility socially acceptable.