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Place before  your  eyes  as  models  for  imitation, not the  weak  and  cowardly,  but  the  fervent  and courageous. — St. Ignatius.

Prayer is  a  pasturage,  a  field,  wherein  all  the virtues find  their  nourishment,  growth,  and strength. — St Catherine  of  Siena.

A single  act  of  resignation  to  the  divine  will in what  it  ordains  contrary  to  our  desires,  is  of more  value  than  a  hundred  thousand  successes conformable to  our  will  and  taste. — St. Vincent de Paul.

The shortest,  yea,  the  only  way  to  reach  sanctity, is  to  conceive  a  horror  for  all  that  the  world loves and  values. — St. Ignatius.

As long  as  we  are  in  this  mortal  life,  nothing  is more  necessary  for  us  than  humility. — St. Teresa.

Learning without  humility  has  always  been pernicious to  the  Church;  and  as  pride  precipitated the  rebellious  angels  from  heaven,  it  frequently causes  the  loss  of  learned  men. — St. Vincent de  Paul.