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here are  two  guarantees  of  a  wise  rule  of conduct:  the  thought  before  action,  and  self-command  afterward. — St. Ignatius.

When we  receive  with  an  entire  and  perfect resignation the  afflictions  which  God  sends  us they  become  for  us  favors  and  benefits;  because conformity to  the  will  of  God  is  a  gain  far  superior to  all  temporal  advantages. — St. Vincent de Paul.

All perfection  consists  in  the  love  of  God; and the  perfection  of  divine  love  consists  in the  union  of  our  will  with  that  of  God. — St. Alphonsus.

Leave to  every  one  the  care  of  what  belongs  to him,  and  disturb  not  thyself  with  what  is  said  or done  in  the  world. — St. Thomas Aquinas.