One who perseveres…
We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Nothing in this world…
If we find nothing in the world to please us, we ought to be pleased by this very not finding anything to please us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Fruit from prayer…
The fruit we ought to get from prayer, is to do what is pleasing to the Lord.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Patiently bear tribulations…
Tribulations, if we bear them patiently for the love of God, appear bitter at first, but they grow sweet, when one gets accustomed to the taste.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
When tribulations come…
When tribulations, infirmities, and contradictions come, we must not run away in a fright, but vanquish them.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Accept the adversities…
We must accept the adversities which God sends us without reasoning too much upon them, and we must take for granted that it is the best thing which could happen to us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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