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abandonment to the Lord; what scanty effort at uniformity with
the divine will; what dangerous arbitrariness in spiritual
exercises; what indolence, what inordinate concern, what vanity,
what disorder in affections. Let us begin, let us really begin all
over again. (Letters 23)

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The devil does his job when he tempts us, and we
must do our job by having recourse to God. (Writings

172)

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A priest according to the spirit of Jesus Christ must be
equipped with great doctrine, and this doctrine he must
communicate to the nations. (Letters 25)

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We have to suffer many trials in the flesh and in the spirit.
But this is our mission: to carry the cross generously in the
footsteps of the Master. Surely He will give us the strength
we need to arrive, without turning aside, at the great goal of Heaven.
(Letters 52)

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Human beings are like fluids: they always settle at the
level of the objects surrounding them. (Letters 5)

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Why shirk toil when we know that it is our lot? The saints
used to say: either to suffer or to die. The least we can say
is: either to toil or to die. (Writings 30)