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"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying." »Nelson Mandela
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"A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint." »Albert Schweitzer
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"To be a saint does not exclude fine dresses nor a beautiful house." »Katherine Tynan Hinkson
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"Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and saint, and heard great Argument About it and about but evermore Came out by the same Door as in I went." »Omar Khayym
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"And thus I clothe my naked villainy With old odd ends, stol'n forth of holy writ And seem a saint, when most I play the devil." »William Shakespeare
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"To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all men divine." »Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Some folks say it was a miracle. saint Francis suddenly appeared and knocked the next pitch clean over the fence. But I think it was just a lucky swing." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
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"But then I sigh, and with a piece of scripture,Tell them that God bids us do good for evil.And thus I clothe my naked villainyWith odd old ends stolen forth of holy writ,And seem I a saint, when most I play the Devil." »William Shakespeare
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"To be a saint is the exception to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation." »Victor Hugo
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"No doubt alcohol, tobacco, and so forth, are things that a saint must avoid, but sainthood is a thing that human beings must avoid." »George Orwell
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"If a supernatural power tries to make you a saint or an emperor, refuse it, because the greatest beauty of life hides in having no position whatsoever! Positionless is the best position!" »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain." »Leo Buscaglia
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"I take as my guide the hope of a saint in crucial things, unity - in important things, diversity - in all things, generosity." »George Herbert Walker Bush
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"What is grace? It is the inspiration from on high: it is love; it is liberty. Grace is the spirit of law. This discovery of the spirit of law belongs to saint Paul; and what he calls "grace" from a heavenly point of view, we, from an earthly point, call "rigtheousness."" »Victor Hugo
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"Oh, thou hast a damnable iteration, and art indeed able to corrupt a saint. Thou hast done much harm upon me Hal, God forgive thee for it. Before I knew thee Hal, I knew nothing, and now am I, if a man should speak truly, little better than one of the wicked." »William Shakespeare
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"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." »Dom Helder Camara
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