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do Satan's work, and to kill means to become Satan's slave.

Whether you go slowly or quickly,
Death keeps his appointment.

There are three kinds of men: first, those who plough and sow with the
devil; second, those who plough with the devil and sow with God; and
third, those who plough and sow with God.

The riddle of life is so mysterious that the more we try to solve it the
deeper seems the mystery, but the more we work and pray, the nearer
seems the solution.

Scrutiny magnifies the enigma of life, prayer lessens it.

Whether righteous or unrighteous, you must die; but if you die
righteous you will be mourned, but if unrighteous you will be scoffed
at.

* * * * *

If I see your eyes, I know you a little.
If I hear your voice, I know you still more.
If I see your actions, I will know you altogether.

When Christ Crucified was contemptuously asked by His executioners why
His followers were not trying to avenge Him, He answered: "They will not
remove your sin by committing one of their own."

When St. Peter was asked why he would be crucified head down, he
answered: "Because in leaving this life I wish to look toward heaven,
not toward you."

A man, asked what two things he did not like, said a worm in the ear and
an enemy at the door.

A man, asked what things he disliked, said an old bachelor telling love
stories of his youth.

A hermit, asked what excited his compassion most, said an ox with a
thorn in his foot and a man whose feet have never felt the thorn; or a
thirsty eagle in a desert and a man who has never felt thirst.

There are two brotherhoods among men, that of purity and that of
impurity.

Be as courageous as the days which come and go, even when they know that
men are waiting to fill them with impurity.

If a man casts clay at the sun, it falls back on his face; if he casts
stones against God, they fall on his head.

The man who utters lies defiles not only the air, but his own heart. The
man who counts gold pieces in the dark has only gold for his sun and is
miserable.

* * * * *

Both man and the air are purified by movement.

By using our hands we become strong; by using our brains, wise; and by
using our hearts, merciful.

When the cow lies down to ruminate and a man goes to do evil, the cow is
better than the man.

When an oak turns towards the sun to enjoy its life, and a man comes
wi