"Wretched men cringe before tyrants who have no power, the victims of their trivial hopes and fears. They do not realise that anger is hopeless, fear is pointless and desire all a delusion. He whose heart is fickle is not his own master, has thrown away his shield, deserted his post, and he forges the links of the chain that holds him."

-- Boethius

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“At a time of record energy prices, when we are trying to break the very addiction the president talked about in his speech, it does not make any sense to cut funding for energy efficiency programs and research.”
“To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights.”
“Not only do they offend thee, O Lady, who outrage thee, but thou art also offended by those who neglect to ask thy favors ... He who neglects the service of the Blessed Virgin will die in his sins ... He who does not invoke thee, O Lady, will never get to Heaven ... Not only will those from whom Mary turns her countenance not be saved, but there will be no hope of their salvation ... No one can be saved without the protection of Mary.”
“It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.”
“Music takes me to places of illimitable sensual and insensate joy, accessing points of ecstasy that no angelic lover could ever locate, or plunging me into gibbering weeping hells of pain that no torturer could ever devise".”
“A lot of times it's tough to make the decision on your own. You know what you want to do and it always helps to have someone to rely on to help you out.”

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“Genius consists of equal parts of natural aptitude and hard work.”
“No matter how old you are, no matter how much you weigh, you can still control the health of your body.”

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