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 tience; if  they  are  little  esteemed,  neglected,  or forgotten,  they  consider  that  their  due;  if  they are weighed  down  with  occupations,  they  perform them cheerfully. — St. Vincent de  Paul.

When we  have  to  reply  to  some  one  who  speaks harshly to  us,  we  must  always  do  it  with  gentleness. If we  are  angry,  it  is  better  to  keep  silence. — St. Alphonsus.

The two  principal  dispositions  which  we  should bring to  holy  communion  are  detachment  from creatures, and  the  desire  to  receive  Our  Lord with a  view  to  loving  Him  more  in  the  future. — St. Alphonsus.

In doing  penance  it  is  necessary  to  deprive  oneself of  as  many  lawful  pleasures  as  we  had  the misfortune to  indulge  in  unlawful  ones. — St. Gregory the  Great.

In raising  human  nature  to  heaven  by  His  ascension, Christ  has  given  us  the  hope  of  arriving thither ourselves. — St. Thomas Aquinas.

It is  useless  to  subdue  the  flesh  by  abstinence, unless one  gives  up  his  irregular  life,  and  abandons vices  which  defile  his  soul. — St. Benedict.