"True piety admits no other rule than that whatsoever things have been faithfully received from our fathers the same are to be faithfully consigned to our children; and that it is our duty, not to lead religion whither we would, but rather to follow religion whither it leads; and that it is the part of Christian modesty and gravity not to hand down our own beliefs or observances to those who come after us, but to preserve and keep what we have received from those who went before us."

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Source : Vincent of Lerins, Aeterna Press (2016). “The Commonitory of Vincent of Lerins”, p.11, Aeterna Press

Vincent of Lerins

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“Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.”
“Would you stop hoping? Hope is just postponed disappointment.”
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.”

Source : The Power and the Glory pt. 1, ch. 1 (1940)
“Love is real, real is love.”
“I don't believe in hours and hours of meditation. The mind gets tired and starts to fold in on itself.”

Source : Interview with Mark Stavish, www.servantsofthelight.org. June 10, 1996.
“The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.”
“Know what you are talking about.”
“Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.”

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