Children, our souls ever stand on the boundary line between time and eternity. If we turn toward time, we shall without doubt forget eternity, and soon be led far away from the things of God.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
He who desires to become a spiritual man must not be ever taking note of others, and above all of their sins, lest he fall into wrath and bitterness, and a judging spirit towards his neighbors.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
We must not give up praying and asking because we do not get what we ask all at once.
— Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
We ought to hate no one for God never comes where there is no love of our neighbors.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
We are not saints yet, but we, too, should beware. Uprightness and virtue do have their rewards, in self-respect and in respect from others, and it is easy to find ourselves aiming for the result rather than the cause. Let us aim for joy, rather than respectability. Let us make fools of ourselves from time to time, and thus see ourselves, for a moment, as the all-wise God sees us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
