St. Philip Neri said.....

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"Resignation is all in all to the sick man; he ought to say to God: 'Lord, if You want me, here I am, although I have never done any good; do with me what You will.' "

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"Never make a noise of any sort in church, except for the greatest necessity."

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"Patience is necessary for the servant of God, and we must not be distressed at trouble, but wait for consolation."

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"When seculars have once chosen their secular state, let them persevere in it, and in the devout exercises which they have begun, and in their works of charity, and they shall have contentment at their death."

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The vocation to the religious life is one of the great benefits which the Mother of God obtains from her Son for those who are devoted to her.

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"There is nothing more dangerous in the spiritual life, than to wish to rule ourselves after our own way of thinking."

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"Among the things we ought to ask of God, is perseverance in well-doing and in serving the Lord; because, if we only have patience, and persevere in the good life we have begun to lead, we shall acquire a most eminent degree of spirituality."

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"He is perfect in the school of Christ who despises being despised, rejoices in self-contempt, and accounts himself to be very nothingness."

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"The way which God takes with the souls that love him, by allowing them to be tempted and to fall into tribulations, is a true espousal between Himself and them."

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"In temptations of the flesh, a Christian ought to have immediate recourse to God, make the sign of the cross over his heart three times, and say, 'Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.' "

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"As to temptations, some are mastered by flying from them, some by resisting them, and some by despising them."

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"In order to acquire prudence, and to make a good judgment, we must have lived long and been intimate with many people."

intimate used here by the saint is not what many people consider intimate. Just saying...

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"It is a great perfection in a heart when it is discreet and does not overstep the limits of convenience and what is befitting."

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"We must seek Christ where Christ is not, that is, in crosses and tribulations, in which truly He is not now, but we shall find Him in glory by this road."

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"Frequent confession is the cause of great good to the soul, because it purifies it, heals it, and confirms it in the service of God. We ought not therefore to omit confession on our fixed days for any business whatsoever; but go to confession first, and to business afterwards, and the first will help the last."