St. Philip Neri said.....

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"We must not trust in ourselves, but take the advice of our spiritual father, and recommend ourselves to everybody's prayers."

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"We must avoid lies as we would a pestilence."

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"When we go to confession, we should accuse ourselves of our worst sins first, and of those things which we are most ashamed of, because by this means we put the devil to greater confusion, and reap more fruit from our confession."

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"One of the very best means of obtaining humility, is sincere and frequent confession."

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"In trying to get rid of bad habits, it is of the greatest importance not to put off going to confession after a fall, and also to keep to the same confessor."

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"In visiting the dying we should not say many words to them, but rather help them by praying for them."

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"A sick man should make God a present of his will; and if it turns out that he has to suffer for a long time, he must submit to the Divine Will."

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"The sick man must not fear when he is tempted to lose confidence; for if he has sinned, Christ has suffered and paid for him."

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"Let the sick man enter into the Side of Jesus and His most holy Wounds; let him not be afraid, but combat manfully, and he will come forth victorious."

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"The true way to advance in holy virtues, is to persevere in a holy cheerfulness."

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"The cheerful are much easier to guide in the spiritual life than the melancholy."

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"Those who wish to enter upon the religious life, should first of all mortify themselves for a long time, and particularly mortify their will in things to which they have the greatest repugnance."

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"Excessive sadness seldom springs from any other source than pride."

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"Charity and cheerfulness, or charity and humility, should be our motto."

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"It is very necessary to be cheerful, but we must not on that account give in to a buffooning spirit."