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“This man's spiritual power has been precisely this, that he has distinguished between custom and creed. He has broken the conventions, but he has kept the commandments.”
“It must be freely admitted that there is a sort of circle here from which it seems impossible to escape. In the order of efficient causes we assume ourselves free, in order that in the order of end...”
“For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoe...”
“Your destiny lies in your own hands. But remember it was God who deposited it there!”
“Jesus thought us how to pray because the Lord's Prayer is the image of the Ten Commandments.”
“Jesus taught us how to pray because The Lord's Prayer is the spiritual image of the Ten Commandments.”
“Don't obey the commandments of obstacles. Resist every opposition schemed to break you down. Wake up!”
“Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to try to control and manipulate people, to try not to breathe at all, or to pay attention, stomp away to brood when people annoy us, and th...”
“All of Christ's commands are invitations and all of His invitations are commands.”
“If you are there for the Lord, He will be there for you. If you love Him and keep His commandments, you will have His Spirit to be with you and guide you.”
“From all that urges and admonishes, the romantic turns away. He wants to dream, enjoy, immerse himself, instead of clearing his way by striving and wrestling. That which has been and rises out of w...”
“The more we listen to the voices of others, voices unlike our own, the more we remain open to the transcendent forces that save us from idolatry. The more we listen to ourselves, the more we create...”
