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Rh 10. Remember always thy end, and that time lost never returns. Without care and diligence thou shalt never get virtue. If thou begin to wax lukewarm, it will be evil with thee.

But if thou give thyself to fervour of spirit thou shalt find much peace, and feel less labour, by reason of the assistance of God's grace.

The fervent and diligent man is prepared for all things.

It is harder work to resist vices and passions, than to toil in bodily labours.

He that avoideth not small faults, by little and little falleth into greater.

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening, if thou have spent the day profitably.

Be watchful over thyself, stir up thyself, admonish thyself, and whatever becomes of others neglect not thyself.

The more thou resistest thyself, the greater shall be thy spiritual profiting.

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