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maxim[3][3] = "A man ought never to think he has done any good, or rest contented with any degree of perfection he may have attained, because Christ has given us the type of our perfection in putting before us the perfection of the Eternal Father: 'Be ye perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.'"; | maxim[3][3] = "A man ought never to think he has done any good, or rest contented with any degree of perfection he may have attained, because Christ has given us the type of our perfection in putting before us the perfection of the Eternal Father: 'Be ye perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.'"; | ||
maxim[3][4] = "The sweetness which some experience in prayer is milk which our Lord gives as a relish to those who are just beginning to serve Him."; | maxim[3][4] = "The sweetness which some experience in prayer is milk which our Lord gives as a relish to those who are just beginning to serve Him."; | ||
maxim[3][5] = "To leave our prayer when we are called to do some act of charity for our neighbor is not really a quitting of prayer, but leaving Christ for Christ, that is, depriving ourselves of spiritual | maxim[3][5] = "To leave our prayer when we are called to do some act of charity for our neighbor is not really a quitting of prayer, but leaving Christ for Christ, that is, depriving ourselves of spiritual sweetness in order to gain souls."; | ||
maxim[3][6] = "It is good for a soul to go from prayer with an appetite and desire to return to it, rather than satiated and weary."; | maxim[3][6] = "It is good for a soul to go from prayer with an appetite and desire to return to it, rather than satiated and weary."; | ||
maxim[3][7] = "The wisdom of the Scriptures is learned rather by prayer than by study."; | maxim[3][7] = "The wisdom of the Scriptures is learned rather by prayer than by study."; | ||
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maxim[7][6] = "Let us pray God, if He gives us any virtue or any gift, to keep it hidden even from ourselves, that we may preserve our humility, and not take occasion of pride because of it."; | maxim[7][6] = "Let us pray God, if He gives us any virtue or any gift, to keep it hidden even from ourselves, that we may preserve our humility, and not take occasion of pride because of it."; | ||
maxim[7][7] = "We ought not to publish or manifest to every one the inspirations which God sends us, or the favors He grants us. <i>Secretum meum mihi! Secretum meum mihi!</i>"; | maxim[7][7] = "We ought not to publish or manifest to every one the inspirations which God sends us, or the favors He grants us. <i>Secretum meum mihi! Secretum meum mihi!</i>"; | ||
maxim[7][8] = "In order to avoid all risk of vainglory, we ought to make some of our particular devotions in our own rooms, and never seek for | maxim[7][8] = "In order to avoid all risk of vainglory, we ought to make some of our particular devotions in our own rooms, and never seek for sweetness and sensible consolations in public places."; | ||
maxim[7][9] = "The true medicine to cure us of pride is to keep down and thwart touchiness of mind."; | maxim[7][9] = "The true medicine to cure us of pride is to keep down and thwart touchiness of mind."; | ||
maxim[7][10] = "When a man is reproved for anything, he ought not to take it too much to heart, for we commit a greater fault by our sadness than by the sin for which we are reproved."; | maxim[7][10] = "When a man is reproved for anything, he ought not to take it too much to heart, for we commit a greater fault by our sadness than by the sin for which we are reproved."; | ||
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maxim[8][15] = "Let us think of Mary, for she is that unspeakable virgin, that glorious lady, who conceived and brought forth, without detriment to her virginity, Him whom the width of the heavens cannot contain."; | maxim[8][15] = "Let us think of Mary, for she is that unspeakable virgin, that glorious lady, who conceived and brought forth, without detriment to her virginity, Him whom the width of the heavens cannot contain."; | ||
maxim[8][16] = "The true servant of God acknowledges no other country but heaven."; | maxim[8][16] = "The true servant of God acknowledges no other country but heaven."; | ||
maxim[8][17] = "When God infuses extraordinary | maxim[8][17] = "When God infuses extraordinary sweetness into the soul, a man ought to prepare for some serious tribulation or temptation."; | ||
maxim[8][18] = "When we | maxim[8][18] = "When we experience extraordinary sweetness, we ought to ask of God fortitude to bear whatever He may please to send us, and then to stand very much upon our guard, because there is danger of sin behind."; | ||
maxim[8][19] = "One of the most excellent means of obtaining perseverance is discretion; we must not wish to do everything at once, or become a saint in four days."; | maxim[8][19] = "One of the most excellent means of obtaining perseverance is discretion; we must not wish to do everything at once, or become a saint in four days."; | ||
maxim[8][20] = "In our clothes we ought, like S. Bernard, to love poverty, but not filthiness."; | maxim[8][20] = "In our clothes we ought, like S. Bernard, to love poverty, but not filthiness."; | ||
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maxim[9][1] = "Persons who live in the world should persevere in coming to church to hear sermons, and remember to read spiritual books, especially the Lives of the Saints."; | maxim[9][1] = "Persons who live in the world should persevere in coming to church to hear sermons, and remember to read spiritual books, especially the Lives of the Saints."; | ||
maxim[9][2] = "When temptation comes, a man should remember the | maxim[9][2] = "When temptation comes, a man should remember the sweetness he has had in prayer at other times, and he will thus easily master the temptation."; | ||
maxim[9][3] = "The fervour of spirituality is usually very great in the beginning, but afterwards, the Lord <i> fingit se longius ire</i>, makes as though He would go farther: in such a case we must stand firm and not be disturbed, because God is then withdrawing His most holy Hand of | maxim[9][3] = "The fervour of spirituality is usually very great in the beginning, but afterwards, the Lord <i> fingit se longius ire</i>, makes as though He would go farther: in such a case we must stand firm and not be disturbed, because God is then withdrawing His most holy Hand of sweetness, to see if we are strong; and then, if we resist and overcome those tribulations and temptations, the sweetness and heavenly consolations return."; | ||
maxim[9][4] = "We ought to apply ourselves to the acquisition of virtue, because in the end the whole terminates in greater | maxim[9][4] = "We ought to apply ourselves to the acquisition of virtue, because in the end the whole terminates in greater sweetness than before, and the Lord gives us back all our favors and consolations doubled."; | ||
maxim[9][5] = "It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is to persevere."; | maxim[9][5] = "It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is to persevere."; | ||
maxim[9][6] = "He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit has a taste of the air of hell."; | maxim[9][6] = "He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit has a taste of the air of hell."; | ||
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maxim[11][12] = "Tribulations, if we bear them patiently for the love of God, appear bitter at first, but they grow sweet when one gets accustomed to the taste."; | maxim[11][12] = "Tribulations, if we bear them patiently for the love of God, appear bitter at first, but they grow sweet when one gets accustomed to the taste."; | ||
maxim[11][13] = "The man who loves God with a true heart, and prizes him above all things, sometimes sheds floods of tears at prayer, and has in abundance of favors and spiritual feelings coming upon him with such vehemence, that he is forced to cry out, “Lord! let me be quiet!â€"; | maxim[11][13] = "The man who loves God with a true heart, and prizes him above all things, sometimes sheds floods of tears at prayer, and has in abundance of favors and spiritual feelings coming upon him with such vehemence, that he is forced to cry out, “Lord! let me be quiet!â€"; | ||
maxim[11][14] = "But a man ought not to seek for these | maxim[11][14] = "But a man ought not to seek for these gifts of sweetness and sensible devotions forcibly, for he will be easily deluded by the devil, and will run a risk of injuring his health."; | ||
maxim[11][15] = "When the soul lies resignedly in the hands of God, and is contented with the divine pleasure, it is in good hands, and has the best security that good will happen to it."; | maxim[11][15] = "When the soul lies resignedly in the hands of God, and is contented with the divine pleasure, it is in good hands, and has the best security that good will happen to it."; | ||
maxim[11][16] = "To be entirely conformed and resigned to the Divine Will is truly a road in which we cannot get wrong, and is the only road which leads us to taste and enjoy that peace which sensual and earthly men know nothing of."; | maxim[11][16] = "To be entirely conformed and resigned to the Divine Will is truly a road in which we cannot get wrong, and is the only road which leads us to taste and enjoy that peace which sensual and earthly men know nothing of."; | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 17 August 2013
