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maxim[4][21] = "The true way to advance in holy virtues is to persevere in a holy cheerfulness."; | maxim[4][21] = "The true way to advance in holy virtues is to persevere in a holy cheerfulness."; | ||
maxim[4][22] = "The cheerful are much easier to guide in the spiritual life than the melancholy."; | maxim[4][22] = "The cheerful are much easier to guide in the spiritual life than the melancholy."; | ||
maxim[4][23] = "Those who wish to enter upon the religious life | maxim[4][23] = "Those who wish to enter upon the religious life should first of all mortify themselves for a long time, and particularly mortify their will in things to which they have the greatest repugnance."; | ||
maxim[4][24] = "Excessive sadness seldom springs from any other source than pride."; | maxim[4][24] = "Excessive sadness seldom springs from any other source than pride."; | ||
maxim[4][25] = "Charity and cheerfulness, or charity and humility, should be our motto."; | maxim[4][25] = "Charity and cheerfulness, or charity and humility, should be our motto."; | ||
