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 It is best not to expose oneself to the combat when defeat is certain.

God is often satisfied with our desire of labouring for His glory.

A soul in the state of grace has nothing to fear from the demons, who are cowards, capable of flight before the gaze of a child.

To the pure all is pure, the simple and upright soul sees not evil in anything, since evil exists in impure hearts only and not in material objects.

The good God has told us that in the Last Day He "will wipe away all tears from our eyes," and without doubt, the more tears to be dried, the greater will be the consolation.