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When thou  feelest  thyself  excited,  shut  thy mouth and  chain  thy  tongue. — Bl. Henry Suso.

If it  was  necessary  that  Christ  should  suffer and so  enter  by  the  cross  into  the  kingdom  of  His Father, no  friend  of  God  should  shrink  from suffering. — Ven. John Tauler.

We should  grieve  to  see  no  account  made  of time,  which  is  so  precious;  to  see  it  employed  so badly,  so  uselessly,  for  it  can  never  be  recalled. — Bl. Henry Suso.

Every time  that  some  unexpected  event  befalls us, be  it  affliction,  or  be  it  spiritual  or  corporal consolation, we  should  endeavor  to  receive  it  with equanimity of  spirit,  since  all  comes  from  the hand of  God. — St. Vincent de  Paul.

There are  some  who  sin  through  frailty,  or through  the  force  of  some  violent  passion. They desire to  break  these  chains  of  death;  if  their prayer is  constant  they  will  be  heard. — St. Alphonsus.

"Thy will  be  done!" This is  what  the  saints had continually  on  their  Hps  and  in  their  hearts. — St. Alphonsus.