St. Philip Neri said.....

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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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Never say, "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."

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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."