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If we  secretly  feel  a  desire  to  appear  greater  or better  than  others,  we  must  repress  it  at  once. — St. Teresa.

The King  of  heaven  deigned  to  be  born  in  a stable,  because  He  came  to  destroy  pride,  the cause of  man's  ruin. — St. Alphonsus.

To save  our  souls  we  must  live  according  to  the maxims of  the  Gospel,  and  not  according  to  those of the  world. — St. Alphonsus.

Be gentle  and  kind  with  every  one,  and  severe with yourself. — St. Teresa.

If you  wish  to  be  pleasing  to  God  and  happy here below,  be  in  all  things  united  to  His  will. — St. Alphonsus.

In proportion  as  the  love  of  God  increases  in our  soul,  so  does  also  the  love  of  suffering. — St. Vincent de  Paul.

He who  keeps  steadily  on  without  pausing,  will reach the  end  of  his  path  and  the  summit  of  perection. — St. Teresa.