He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
They who have been exercised in the service of God for a long time, may in their prayers imagine all sorts of insults offered to them, such as blows, wounds, and the like, and so in order to imitate Christ by their charity, may accustom their hearts beforehand to forgive real injuries when they come.
St. Philip Neri
To say nothing through fear that taking the matter up would be yielding to temptation would itself be to yield to temptation.
St. Teresa de Avila
God, unto Whom alle hertes ben open, and unto Whom alle wille spekith, and unto
Whom no privé thing is hid: I beseche Thee so for to clense the entent of myn hert
with the unspekable gift of Thi grace that I may parfiteliche love Thee, and wor-
thilich preise Thee.
Amen.
Cloud of Unknowing
Yes - "entirely" or "perfectly."
Do you think I should maybe start a glossary page or the like?
Do you happen to know what the word 'parfiteliche', in Cloud of Unknowing, means?