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an we,  amongst  all  hearts,  find  one  more amiable than  that  of  Jesus? It is  on  His Heart that  God  looks  with  special  complacency. — St. Alphonsus.

One must  wage  war  against  his  predominant passion, and  not  retreat,  until,  with  God's  help, he has  been  victorious. — St. Alphonsus.

An act  of  perfect  conformity  to  the  will  of  God unites us  more  to  Him  than  a  hundred  other  acts of virtue. — St. Alphonsus.

The love  of  God  inspires  the  love  of  our neighbor, and  the  love  of  our  neighbor  serves to keep  alive  the  love  of  God. — St. Gregory the Great.

Live always  in  the  certainty  that  whatever happens to  you  is  the  result  of  divine  Providence; because nothing  hard  or  laborious  falls  to  your lot without  the  Lord  permitting  it. — Ven. Louis de Blois.