Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri: Difference between revisions
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maxim[8][10] = "The true servants of God endure life and desire death."; | maxim[8][10] = "The true servants of God endure life and desire death."; | ||
maxim[8][11] = "There is not a finer thing on earth than to make a virtue of necessity."; | maxim[8][11] = "There is not a finer thing on earth than to make a virtue of necessity."; | ||
maxim[8][12] = "To preserve our cheerfulness | maxim[8][12] = "To preserve our cheerfulness amidst sicknesses and troubles is a sign of a right and good spirit."; | ||
maxim[8][13] = "A man should not ask tribulations of God, presuming on his being able to bear them: there should be the greatest possible caution in this matter, for he who bears what God sends him daily does not do a small thing."; | maxim[8][13] = "A man should not ask tribulations of God, presuming on his being able to bear them: there should be the greatest possible caution in this matter, for he who bears what God sends him daily does not do a small thing."; | ||
maxim[8][14] = "They who have been exercised in the service of God for a long time, may in their prayers imagine all sorts of insults offered to them, such as blows, wounds, and the like, and so in order to imitate Christ by their charity, may accustom their hearts beforehand to forgive real injuries when they come."; | maxim[8][14] = "They who have been exercised in the service of God for a long time, may in their prayers imagine all sorts of insults offered to them, such as blows, wounds, and the like, and so in order to imitate Christ by their charity, may accustom their hearts beforehand to forgive real injuries when they come."; | ||
