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1 " I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians. "
― Ellis Peters , The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5)
2 " Oh, sometimes I like to put the sand of doubt into the oyster of my faith." (Br. Cadfael) "
3 " It is a time for quietness and prayer. Death is present with us every day of our lives, it behooves us to take note of its nearness, not as a threat, but as our common experience on the way to grace. There is no more to be said. It is better to accept the will of God, and be silent. "
4 " Here I begin to know that blessedness is what can be snatched out the passing day and put away to think of afterwards. "
5 " The grace of God is not endangered by the follies or the wickedness of men. "
6 " Traffic with the world is laid upon us for chastening, and for the testing of our vocation. The grace of God is not endangered by the follies or the wickedness of men. "
7 " The thing about fear,” said Cadfael, seriously considering, “is that it is pointless. When need arises, fear is forgotten. "
8 " Cleverness and wisdom are not inevitable yoke-fellows. "
9 " Provable truths are what we need. "
10 " Thinking is best after prayer, but will be none the worse for a meal and a glass of wine. "
11 " Every man should be adjudged innocent until there was proof against him, and all the more when very suspect and malicious charges had already been thrown at him, and rang leaden as false coin. "