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“When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home.”

“All whom the Lord has chosen and received into the society of his saints ought to prepare themselves for a life that is hard, difficult, laborious and full of countless griefs.”

Hard Difficult Grief Lord Ought Saint Chosen

Book:Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

“Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.”

Men Needs Has Beens Joy Heaven Poor Lord He Man Ought One Day This Life Generous Our Lord Orphan Those In Need Stingy Widows And Orphans

Author:Ignatius of Loyola

“Do not scrutinize so closely whether you are doing much or little, ill or well, so long as what you do is not sinful and that you are heartily seeking to do everything for God. Try as far as you can to do everything well, but when it is done, do not think about it. Try, rather, to think of what is to be done next. Go on simply in the Lord's way, and do not torment yourself. We ought to hate our faults, but with a quiet, calm hatred; not pettishly and anxiously.”

Thinking Way Trying Wells Littles Long Done Hate Next Lord Goes On Ought Quiet Hatred Faults Calm Ill Seeking Torment Discipleship Scrutinize

Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh heavier than lead, and with their wings exceedingly small. He did not, and that ought to show something. It is only in order to shield your ignorance that you put the Lord at every turn to the refuge of a miracle.”

Made Shows Order Turns Lord Ignorance Ought Bird Gold Miracle Wings Bones Flesh Refuge Veins Shields

Author:Galileo Galilei

“We have been in recess since July, and during that time there has been a fuel crisis, a Danish no vote, the collapse of the euro and a war in the middle east, but what is our business tomorrow? The Insolvency Bill [Lords]. It ought to be called the Bankruptcy Bill [Commons], because we play no role.”

Has Beens War Play Lord Roles Middle Ought Tomorrow Vote Crisis Bills East Fuel Middle East Collapse July Bankruptcy Euro Recess Danish Insolvency

Author:Tony Benn

“[On Senator Jesse Helms] I think he ought to be worried about what's going on in the Good Lord's mind, because if there is retributive justice, he'll get AIDS from a transfusion, or one of his grandchildren will.”

Ifs Thinking Mind Justice Lord Ought Aids Worried Senators Grandchildren Helm Retributive Justice

Author:Nina Totenberg

“Progress? It ought to be stopped, that's what I say. If the Lord meant chickens to come out of incubators he'd never have made hens, it stands to reason.”

Ifs Made Reason Change Lord Progress Ought Resistance Chickens Hens

Book:Pavements at Anderby: tales of

Source: Pavements at Anderby: tales of

“So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.”

God Love Is Lord Taught Ought Lessons Dear Dear Love

Author:Edmund Spenser

“The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state ....As Henry Home (Lord Kames) has written, a goal of taxation should be to 'remedy inequality of riches as much as possible, by relieving the poor and burdening the rich.'”

Should States Home Government Enjoy Goal Ability Poor Lord Support Rich Written Subjects Ought Economics Protection Libertarian Riches Inequality Proportion Remedy Taxation Revenue

Author:Adam Smith

“Observe that noses were made to wear spectacles; and so we have spectacles. Legs were visibly instituted to be breeched, and we have breeches. Stones were formed to be quarried and to build castles; and My Lord has a very noble castle; the greatest Baron in the province should have the best house; and as pigs were made to be eaten, we eat pork all year round; consequently, those who have asserted all is well talk nonsense; they ought to have said that all is for the best.”

Should Years Wells Made Said House Lord Ought Stones Should Have Rounds Legs Noble Noses Nonsense Pigs Castles Provinces Pork Spectacles Best House

Book:The Portable Voltaire

Source: The Portable Voltaire

“Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature”

Thinking Individual Term Ability Rooms Lord Ought Unique Billions Ems Standing Out

Author:Herbert Simon

“We ought to celebrate the positive glorious gifts of God, but the worth of God shines in a powerful way to the world when in the midst of suffering we still don't curse God but say "The Lord gave and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord."”

World Way Stills Joy Suffering Names Powerful Lord Ought Blessed Shining Celebrate Curse Glorious Midst Gift From God

Author:John Piper

“For notwithstanding this rest and cessation from labor which is required on the Lord's day, yet three sorts of works may and ought to be performed. . . . these are works of piety, works of necessity, and works of charity.”

May Three Lord Ought Labor Charity Piety

Book:Exposition of the Commandments

Source: Exposition of the Commandments

“You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.”

Knows Individual Known Lord Love You Ought

Author:Boyd K. Packer

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