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If anyone loves righteousness,
her labors are virtues;
for she teaches self-control and prudence,
justice and courage.
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| Wisdom 8:7 |
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Virtue gives security and drives out confusion.
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St. Catherine of Siena, 14th century
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| Hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. |
| Romans 12:9 |
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Sin brings bitterness
while virtue brings sweetness,
and even in this life, a foretaste of the next.
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St. Catherine of Siena, 14th century
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God did not give us a spirit of timidity
but a spirit of power and love and self-control. |
| 1 Timothy 1:7 |
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Whoever has grown from infancy to manhood
and attained to spiritual maturity
possesses the mastery over his passions
and the purity that makes it possible for him
to receive the glory of the Spirit.
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St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century
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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
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| Proverbs 22:4 |
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Do you aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.
You desire to erect a very high building?
Think first of the foundation of humility.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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The Son is the reflection of God's glory
and bears the impress of God's own being. |
| Hebrews 1:3 |
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Look into that mirror daily, always study your face in it,
so that within and without you may adorn yourself
with all manner of virtue.
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St. Clare of Assisi, 13th century
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Be faithful unto death,
and I will give you the crown of life. |
| Book of Revelation 2:10 |
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The crown of salvation
is won by those who persevere.
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St. Francis of Paola, 15th century
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| I am the truth. |
| Jesus; John 14:6 |
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Whenever you seek truth, you seek God,
whether you know it or not.
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St. Edith Stein, 20th century
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Let us run with perseverance
the race that is set before us. |
| Hebrews 12:1 |
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As you have entered upon a good and most glorious path,
run with perseverance the race of godliness.
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century
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