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maxim[9][17] = "He who serves God must do the best he can not to receive the reward of his labours in this world."; | maxim[9][17] = "He who serves God must do the best he can not to receive the reward of his labours in this world."; | ||
maxim[9][18] = "In giving alms to the poor we must act as good ministers of the Providence of God."; | maxim[9][18] = "In giving alms to the poor we must act as good ministers of the Providence of God."; | ||
maxim[9][19] = "He who feels that the vice of avarice has got hold of him | maxim[9][19] = "He who feels that the vice of avarice has got hold of him should not wish to observe fasts of supererogation, but to give alms."; | ||
maxim[9][20] = "Perfection cannot be attained without the greatest toil."; | maxim[9][20] = "Perfection cannot be attained without the greatest toil."; | ||
maxim[9][21] = "As soon as we are stripped of the sordid garb of avarice, we shall be clothed with the royal and imperial vest of the opposite virtue, liberality."; | maxim[9][21] = "As soon as we are stripped of the sordid garb of avarice, we shall be clothed with the royal and imperial vest of the opposite virtue, liberality."; | ||
