Let the capable ruler beware lest some particular affection endanger his general charity.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Where good and ill together blent, wage an undying strife.
St. John Henry Newman
As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.
St. John Chrysostom
Lord, let not our souls be busy inns that have no room for thee or thine,
But quiet homes of prayer and praise, where thou mayest find fit company,
Where the needful cares of life are wisely ordered and put away,
And wide, sweet spaces kept for thee; where holy thoughts pass up and down
And fervent longings watch and wait thy coming.
Julian of Norwich
O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who by a profound gesture of Love, said from the Cross: “I thirst!” suffered from the thirst for the salvation of the human race.
I beg of Thee, O my Savior, to inflame in my heart the desire to tend toward perfection in all my acts; and to extinguish in me the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor of worldly desires.
Amen.