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When thou feelest thyself excited, shut thy mouth and chain thy tongue. — Bl. Henry Suso.

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If it was necessary that Christ should suffer and so enter by the cross into the kingdom of His Father, no friend of God should shrink from suffering. — Ven. John Tauler.

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We should grieve to see no account made of time, which is so precious; to see it employed so badly, so uselessly, for it can never be recalled. — Bl. Henry Suso.

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Every time that some unexpected event befalls us, be it affliction, or be it spiritual or corporal consolation, we should endeavor to receive it with equanimity of spirit, since all comes from the hand of God. — St. Vincent de Paul.

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There are some who sin through frailty, or through the force of some violent passion. They desire to break these chains of death; if their prayer is constant they will be heard. — St. Alphonsus.

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"Thy will be done!" This is what the saints had continually on their Hps and in their hearts. — St. Alphonsus.