St. Philip Neri said.....

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"Tears are no sign that a man is in the grace of God, neither must we infer that one who weeps when he speaks of holy and devout things necessarily leads a holy life."

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"Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us persevere in a good life; wherefore the servant of God ought always to be in good spirits."

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"When a man is freed from a temptation or any other distress, let him take great care to show fitting gratitude to God for the benefit he has received."

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"We must accept the adversities which God sends us without reasoning too much upon them, and we must take for granted that it is the best thing which could happen to us."

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"We must always remember that God does everything well, although we may not see the reason of what He does."

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"Every one ought to give in readily to the opinion of another, and to argue in favor of another and against himself, and take things in good part."

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"There is nothing more to the purpose for exciting a spirit of prayer, than the reading of spiritual books."

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"Let a man frequent the holy Sacraments, go to sermons, and be often reading the Lives of Saints."

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"Let a man always think that he has God before his eyes."

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"When a man is in an occasion of sin, let him look at what he is doing, get himself out of the occasion, and avoid the sin."

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"There is nothing good in this world: Vanitas vanitatum, et omnia vanitas." Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

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"We must die at last."

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"Beginners in religion ought to exercise themselves principally in meditation on the Four Last Things."

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"He who does not go down into hell while he is alive, runs a great risk of going there after he is dead."

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"The greatest help to perseverance in the spiritual life is the habit of prayer, especially under the direction of our confessor."