... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not take pleasure in it. For the law says: 'You shall not raise false reports' (Ex. 23:1). Solomon says:… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
“Here we discover a great error, and one so much the more injurious as it is the less guarded against. Many who aspire to… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
Watch yourself with all diligence, lest the enemy steals near and robs you, depriving you of this great treasure, which is inner peace and… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
... you must hasten to oppose pernicious pride of mind, before it penetrates into the marrow of your bones. Resist it, curb the quickness… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not take pleasure… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
We should feel with our whole heart that we have no one to rely on except God, and that from Him and Him alone… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same' (Col. 4:2).… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and drinks His… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state is dying… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
When you are offended or annoyed by others, do not allow your thoughts to dwell on them or on anything relating to them. For… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
“Finally, I advise you to consider that day as lost, in which (though you may have transacted much business in it) you have neither… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
The feelings which seek expression in words are mostly egotistical, since they seek to express what flatters our self-love and can show us, as… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at every moment,… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
... if a man prays God for some virtue, and at the same time gives himself up to negligence, acquiring no definite means to… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
