"Mercy makes Princes Gods."

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“Suffer thou with patience this delay.”

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“Who a Lover can deceive?”

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“Having drown'd her sparkling Eyes in tears.”

“No Beast is half so False as Man.”

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"If the visitations the soul receives are from God, it first feels fear, then gladness accompanied by a hunger and thirst for virtue. If they are from the devil, the soul at first feels gladness and th…"

— John of St. Samson

Medicine1571–1636

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"Caution must be used when there is rather question of hypotheses, having some sort of scientific foundation, in which the doctrine contained in Sacred Scripture or in Tradition is involved. If such co…"

— Pope Pius XII

Religion1876–1958

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"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."

— Desmond Tutu

Religion1997–2021

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"They take inadequate views of Christ's prophetic character, who think Jesus came only to utter discourses, parables, and prayers. Suppose all He ever said to be found in the writings of Jewish rabbis …"

— Edward Thomson

Politics1800–1879

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