Prepare for death…
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)
Keep praying and asking…
We must not give up praying and asking because we do not get what we ask all at once.
— Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Hate no one…
We ought to hate no one for God never comes where there is no love of our neighbors.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Let us make fools of ourselves…
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)
If there were no tribulation…
If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Anger is subdued by meekness…
Nothing is more powerful than meekness. For as fire is extinguished by water, so a mind inflated by anger is subdued by meekness. By meekness we practice and make known our virtue, and also cause the indignation of our brother to cease, and deliver his mind from perturbation.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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