He cannot have God for his Father who will not have the Church for his mother.
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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
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