Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri: Difference between revisions
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maxim[5][5] = "We must not give up praying and asking because we do not get what we ask all at once."; | maxim[5][5] = "We must not give up praying and asking because we do not get what we ask all at once."; | ||
maxim[5][6] = "He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer should often lift up his mind to God in brief prayers."; | maxim[5][6] = "He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer should often lift up his mind to God in brief prayers."; | ||
maxim[5][7] = "We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end | maxim[5][7] = "We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end shall be saved."; | ||
maxim[5][8] = "We ought to abhor every kind of affectation, whether in talking, dressing, or anything else."; | maxim[5][8] = "We ought to abhor every kind of affectation, whether in talking, dressing, or anything else."; | ||
maxim[5][9] = "When a scrupulous person has once made up his mind that he has not consented to a temptation, he must not reason the matter over again to see whether he has really consented or not, for the same temptations often return by making this sort of reflection."; | maxim[5][9] = "When a scrupulous person has once made up his mind that he has not consented to a temptation, he must not reason the matter over again to see whether he has really consented or not, for the same temptations often return by making this sort of reflection."; | ||
