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 Lebanon; let  us,  therefore,  be  content  with  the hyssop of  the  valley. ''(St. F.  of  Sales.)

It is  better  to  blame  yourself  a  thousand  times than only  once  to  lay  the  blame  on  others. — ''(Nepveu.)

How beautiful  it  is  to  behold  the  poor,  when one considers  them  in  God  and  the  light  in which  Jesus  Christ  regarded  them! ''(Spiritual Maxims of  St  Vincent  of  Paul.)

The perfection  of  divine  love  does  not  consist in  ecstasies;  it  consists  in  doing  the  will  of God. ''(Id.)

Sickness is  not  an  evil  which  we  should  fear, but a  most  efficacious  means  of  sanctifying  our souls. To murmur  when  God  sends  it,  is  to complain  of  His  having  done  us  good. ''(Id.)

One of  the  greatest  evils  that  can  afflict  a community  is  a  member  who  will  murmur  at every  thing,  complain  of  and  contradict  every thing. ''(Id.)

The salvation  of  a  soul  is  so  important,  that in order  to  secure  it,  we  should  expose  not  only our property,  but  our  lives. ''(Id.)

The spirit  of  Jesus  Christ  is  one  of  uprightness and  sincerity. He that  is  called  to  glorify