St. Philip Neri said.....

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"The discipline and other like things ought not to be practiced without the leave of our confessor; he who does it of his own mind, will either hurt his constitution or become proud, fancying to himself that he has done some great thing."

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"God takes especial delight in the humility of a man who believes that he has not yet begun to do any good."

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"Before going to confession or taking counsel with our director, it will be very useful to pray for a sincere good will to become a really holy man."

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"He who runs away from one cross, will meet a bigger one on his road."

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"Christ died for sinners; we must take heart, therefore, and hope that Paradise will be ours, provided only we repent of our sins, and do good."

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"Never let a sick man set himself to reason with the devil, otherwise he will inevitably be taken in; let him appeal to his ghostly father, of whom the devil stands in mortal fear."

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"He who serves God must do the best he can not to receive the reward of his labors in this world."

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"In giving alms to the poor we must act as good ministers of the Providence of God."

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"He who feels that the vice of avarice has got hold of him, should not wish to observe fasts of supererogation, but to give alms."

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"Perfection cannot be attained without the greatest toil."

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"As soon as we are stripped of the sordid garb of avarice, we shall be clothed with the royal and imperial vest of the opposite virtue, liberality."

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"Even in the midst of the crowd we can be going on to perfection."

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"Not everything which is better in itself is better for each man in particular."

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"Be devout to the Madonna, keep yourself from sin, and God will deliver you from your evils."

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"If we wish to keep peace with our neighbors, we should never remind any one of his natural defects."