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Wisdom of the Day | Apr 08, 2017
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Pope John Paul II

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“Anger is a kind of temporary madness.”
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“See everything; turn a blind eye to much; correct a little.”
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“Let a man who desires the first place take the last.”
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“Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.”
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“Truth suffers, but never dies.”
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“Love is the abridgement of all theology.”
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“Let us imitate what we shall one day be.”
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“One must see God in everyone.”
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“Memory is necessary for growth.”
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“Laugh and grow strong.”
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“He who obeys not the rudder will obey the reef.”
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“I will have no sadness in my house.”
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“We can never love our neighbor too much.”
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“The victory of truth is charity.”
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“All shall be well…”
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“The Name of God is Mercy.”
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“Love… is a universe of it’s own.”
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“Speak to a friend as freely as to your second self.”
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“Make of me what you will.”
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“Right faith in the heart, truth on the tongue, temperance in the body.”
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“Great acts take time.”
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“Do not regret what is past.”
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“Worshipping is stripping ourselves of our idols, even the most hidden ones…”
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“Love… transforms the lover into the one loved.”
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“Grace is nothing else but a certain beginning of glory in us.”
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“Idleness is the enemy of the soul.”
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“Those who stumble on level ground should stay away from cliffs.”
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“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength”
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“Small vessels may hold great gifts.”
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“God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving.”
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“Love follows knowledge.”
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“Let me get through today, and I shall not fear tomorrow.”
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“Let your speech be brief and savory.”
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“Speak much with God. He will make you truly wise.”
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“Thought is a kind of sight of the mind.”
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“For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.”
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“Do not be afraid of what God asks of you!”
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“Live in holy joy and fly from anything that would dissipate your spirit.”
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“When many rejoice together, there is a richer joy in each individual.”
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“The food of real love is sacrifice.”
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“No man truly has joy unless he lives in love.”
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“If love dwells in you, you have no enemy on earth.”
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“Christ the Lord hath risen, our Joy that hath no end!”
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“No one can grow who does not accept his smallness.”
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“God’s Love for us is not greater in heaven than it is now.”
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“Conscience has rights because it has duties.”
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“We must not fear fear.”
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“Charity is the form, mover, mother, and root of all virtues.”
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“First let a little love find entrance into the heart, and the rest will follow.”
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“No one heals himself by wounding another.”
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“In baptism we all have an inheritance, which is the ability to become saints.”
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“The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.”
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“The hands should be at work, the heart with God.”
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“Peace begins with a smile.”
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“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.”
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“The mercy of God, my son, is infinitely greater than your malice.”
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“Those who have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter.”
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“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
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“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.”
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“Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.”
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“Love wants to suffer for the Beloved.”
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“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
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“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
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“Are you angry with someone? Pray for that person.”
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“Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.”
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“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.”
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“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”
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“There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.”
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“Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.”
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“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”
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“Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.”
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“Never trust a dog to watch your food.”
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“Without discipline, there’s no life at all.”
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“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
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“Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.”
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“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
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“Seek goodness and be goodness. Seek beauty and be beauty. Seek love and be love.”
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“Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.”
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“The soul is greater than the body: the body becomes sick, and with that it is finished.”
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“To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.”
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“Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.”
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“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.”
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“The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.”
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“True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.”
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“Love is sacrifice. Love sacrifices itself for its neighbor.”
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“True love is respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a healthy, unafraid human being.”
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“To surrender who you are and to live without belief is… even more terrible than dying young.”
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