English Proverbs
English Proverbs
men two shirts
If you have two shirts in your closet, one belongs to you and the other to the man with no shirt.
catholic
He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.
thinking
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)
angel praying guardian
We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians.
christian blessed punishment
Blessed, plainly, is that life which is not valued at the estimation of outsiders, but is known, as judge of itself, by its own inner feelings. It needs no popular opinions as its reward in any way; nor has it any fear of punishments. Thus the less it strives for glory, the more it rises above it. For to those who seek for glory, that reward in the shape of present things is but a shadow of future ones, and is a hindrance to eternal life, as it is written in the Scriptures: 'Truly I say to you, they have received their reward'
christian blood water
... these three witnesses are one, as John said: 'The water, the blood, and the Spirit' (I Jn. 5:8). One in the mystery, not in nature. The water, then, is a witness of burial, the blood is a witness of death, the Spirit is a witness of life. If, then, there be any grace in the water, it is not from the nature of water, but from the presence of the Holy Spirit.
sin repentance true-repentance
True repentance is to cease from sin.
men sin lord
Except a man fear the Lord, he is unable to renounce sin.
moving-on wish enough
It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
heart men law
Law is twofold -- natural and written. The natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under the natural law.
christian ignorance order
We ask for what reason our Lord was unwilling to state the time of His coming (cf. Mk. 13:31-32). If we ask it, we shall not find it is owing to ignorance, but to wisdom. For it was not to our advantage to know; in order that we being ignorant of the actual moments of judgment to come, might ever be as it were on guard, and set on the watch-tower of virtue, and so avoid the habits of sin; lest the day of the Lord should come upon us in the midst of our wickedness.
devil bait doe
The devil's snare does not catch you, unless you are first caught by the devil's bait.
christian church desire
The likeness of Your Church, O Lord, is that woman who went behind and touched the hem of Your garment, saying within herself: 'If I do but touch His garment I shall be whole' (Mt. 9:21). So the Church confesses her wounds, but desires to be healed.
evil mind shackles
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.