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"[God]
has assigned as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman."
- Pope John Paul II
"To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautiful for him."
- Blessed Mother Teresa
"Holy Purity is granted by God when it is asked for with humility."
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"'Purity?' they ask. And they smile. They are the ones who go on to marriage with worn-out bodies and disillusioned souls."
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"By Lust I mean that affection of the mind that aims at the enjoyment of one's self and one's neighbor without reference to God."
- St. Augustine
"Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity."
- St. Augustine
"There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify the savage work of those who think man is a beast. And that crusade is your work."
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"Many live like angels in the middle of the world. You, � why not you?"
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self."
- Mother Teresa
"Intense love does not measure . . . it just gives."
- Mother Teresa
"The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day."
- Pope John Paul II
"Man [woman] cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself , his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it. This is why Christ the Redeemer 'fully reveals man to himself.'"
- Pope John Paul II
"There is no place for selfishness—and no place for fear! Do not be afraid, then, when love makes demands. Do not be afraid when love requires sacrifice"
- Pope John Paul II
"Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not tell you so. Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God."
- Pope John Paul II
- Pope John Paul II
"To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautiful for him."
- Blessed Mother Teresa
"Holy Purity is granted by God when it is asked for with humility."
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"'Purity?' they ask. And they smile. They are the ones who go on to marriage with worn-out bodies and disillusioned souls."
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"By Lust I mean that affection of the mind that aims at the enjoyment of one's self and one's neighbor without reference to God."
- St. Augustine
"Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity."
- St. Augustine
"There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify the savage work of those who think man is a beast. And that crusade is your work."
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"Many live like angels in the middle of the world. You, � why not you?"
- St. Josemaria Escriva
"Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self."
- Mother Teresa
"Intense love does not measure . . . it just gives."
- Mother Teresa
"The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day."
- Pope John Paul II
"Man [woman] cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself , his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it. This is why Christ the Redeemer 'fully reveals man to himself.'"
- Pope John Paul II
"There is no place for selfishness—and no place for fear! Do not be afraid, then, when love makes demands. Do not be afraid when love requires sacrifice"
- Pope John Paul II
"Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not tell you so. Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God."
- Pope John Paul II
