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In the  eyes  of  the  sovereign  Judge  the  merit  of our  actions  depends  on  the  motives  which prompted them. — St. Gregory the  Great.

The benefits  to  be  derived  from  spiritual  reading do  not  merely  consist  in  impressing  on  the memory the  precepts  set  forth,  but  in  opening  the heart to  them,  that  they  may  bear  fruit — Ven. Louis de  Blois.

As clouds  obscure  the  sun,  so  bad  thoughts darken and  destroy  the  brightness  of  the  soul. — Ven. Louis of  Granada.

To judge  rightly  of  the  goodness  and  perfection of  any  one's  prayer,  it  is  sufficient  to  know the disposition  he  takes  to  it,  and  the  fruits  he reaps  from  it — St. Vincent de  Paul.

To commence  many  things  and  not  to  finish them is  no  small  fault;  we  must  persevere  in whatever  we  undertake  with  upright  intention and according  to  God's  will. — Bl. Henry Suso.

The perfect  champion  is  he  who  establishes complete control  over  his  mind  by  overcoming temptations and  the  inclination  of  his  nature  to sin. — Ven. John Tauler.