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maxim[9][12] = "God takes especial delight in the humility of a man who believes that he has not yet begun to do any good."; | maxim[9][12] = "God takes especial delight in the humility of a man who believes that he has not yet begun to do any good."; | ||
maxim[9][13] = "Before going to confession or taking counsel with our director, it will be very useful to pray for a sincere good will to become a really holy man."; | maxim[9][13] = "Before going to confession or taking counsel with our director, it will be very useful to pray for a sincere good will to become a really holy man."; | ||
maxim[9][14] = "He who runs away from one cross | maxim[9][14] = "He who runs away from one cross will meet a bigger one on his road."; | ||
maxim[9][15] = "Christ died for sinners; we must take heart, therefore, and hope that Paradise will be ours, provided only we repent of our sins, and do good."; | maxim[9][15] = "Christ died for sinners; we must take heart, therefore, and hope that Paradise will be ours, provided only we repent of our sins, and do good."; | ||
maxim[9][16] = "Never let a sick man set himself to reason with the devil, otherwise he will inevitably be taken in; let him appeal to his ghostly father, of whom the devil stands in mortal fear."; | maxim[9][16] = "Never let a sick man set himself to reason with the devil, otherwise he will inevitably be taken in; let him appeal to his ghostly father, of whom the devil stands in mortal fear."; | ||
