"He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."" Mark 8:41 (WEB) Jesus
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Embark on a journey of self-discovery as we explore the mind's intricacies, bridging Psychology, Health, and Philosophy.
God willed the diversity of his creatures and their own particular goodness, their interdependence and their order. Catechism of the Catholic Church
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9
"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5 (WEB) Jesus
118 A medieval couplet summarizes the significance of the four senses: The Letter speaks of deeds; Allegory to faith; The Moral how to act; Anagogy our destiny. Catechism of the Catholic Church
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
No one can serve two masters. You will either hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Jesus
"Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword."" Matthew 26:52 (WEB) Jesus
"Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?" Luke 6:41 (WEB) Jesus
"If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you." John 15:18 (WEB) Jesus
"Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 10:32 (WEB) Jesus
"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45 (WEB) Jesus
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Francis Bacon
It is by what they have done for the poor that Jesus Christ will recognize his chosen ones. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues: hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance. Saint Augustine of Hippo
Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen. Blaise Pascal
To love is to will the good of the other. Thomas Aquinas
Democracy is not a state in which people act like a sheep. Mahatma Gandhi
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. Mahatma Gandhi