Wicked companions…
Nothing can be more dangerous than keeping wicked companions. They communicate the infection of their vices to all who associate with them.
–Saint John Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719)
As long as a single passion…
As long as a single passion reigns in our hearts, though all the others should have been overcome, the soul will never enjoy peace.
–Saint Joseph Calasanz (1556-1648)
We have this defect..
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Healed by scripture…
Of all the afflictions that burden the human race, there is not one, whether spiritual or bodily, that cannot be healed by the Holy Scriptures.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
One man speaks…
One man speaks the truth and is hated for it by the foolish; another speaks hypocritically and for this reason is loved. But in both cases their reward is not long delayed, for at the appropriate moment the Lord renders to each his due.
–Saint Cosmas Aitolos (c. 1714 – 1779)
Resolution overcomes habit…
If you want to do something good, do it; and if you cannot do it, then resolve to do it, and you will have achieved the resolution even if you do not fulfill the action itself. Thus a habit, whether good or bad, can gradually and spontaneously be overcome. If this were not the case, no criminals would ever be saved, whereas in fact not only have they been saved, but many have become conspicuous for their excellence. Think what a great gulf separates the criminal from the saint; yet resolution finally overcame habit.
–Saint Peter of Damascus (d. 750)
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