"In a word, we owe obedience to the bishops in all things pertaining to our work in the missions, with ordinands, etc., but the spiritual and internal direction belongs to the Superior General."

-- Vincent de Paul

#Faith Quotes #Spiritual Quotes #Etc Quotes

“There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.”
“As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.”
“I am very scared of wasps; my cousin was stung in the eye once.”
“Rome tolerated every abominable practice, embraced every foul idea in the name of freedom and the rights of the common man. Citizens no longer carried on deviant behavior in private, but pridefully displayed it in public. It was those with moral values who could no longer freely walk in a public park without having to witness a revolting display. What happened to the public censors who protected the majority of citizenry from moral decadence? Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency? Did freedom mean anyone could do anything they wanted anytime they wanted, without consequences?”
“According to Buddhist practice, there are three stages or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment towards life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara. Then in the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated”
“Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?”
“If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
“I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.”

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