St. Philip Neri said.....

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"In the matter of purity there is no greater danger than the not fearing the danger: when a man does not distrust himself, and is without fear, it is all over with him."

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"The devil generally makes use of the weaker sex when he wishes to cause us to fall."

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"In order to begin well, and to finish better, it is quite necessary to hear Mass every day, unless there be some lawful hindrance in the way."

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"A most excellent means of keeping ourselves pure, is to lay open all our thoughts, as soon as possible, to our confessor with the greatest sincerity, and keep nothing hidden in ourselves."

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"To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and experienced confessor."

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"Let a man who desires the first place take the last."

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"As soon as a man feels that he is tempted, he should fly to God, and devoutly utter that ejaculation which the fathers of the desert so much esteemed: Deus in adjutorium meum intende; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me); or that verse, cor mundum crea in me Deus (Create a clean heart in me, O God)."

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"When sensual thoughts come into the mind, we ought immediately to make use of our minds, and fix them instantaneously upon something or other, no matter what."

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"What great things the Saints do," but, "What great things God does in His Saints."

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"In the warfare of the flesh, only cowards gain the victory; that is to say, those who fly."

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"We should be less alarmed for one who is tempted in the flesh, and who resists by avoiding the occasions, than for one who is not tempted and is not careful to avoid the occasions."

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"When a person puts himself in an occasion of sin, saying, 'I shall not fall, I shall not commit it,' it is an almost infallible sign that he will fall, and with all the greater damage to his soul."

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It is a most useful thing to say often, and from the heart, "Lord, do not put any confidence in me, for I am sure to fall if Thou dost not help me;" or, "O my Lord, look for nothing but evil from me."

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In temptation we ought not to say, "I will do," or "I will say," for it is a species of presumption and self-confidence; we ought rather to say with humility, "I know what I ought to do, but I do not know what I shall do."

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"The stench of impurity before God and the angels is so great, that no stench in the world can equal it."