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> [If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at the conclusion of the rebuke, add some kind words. We must heal wounds, as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/if-on-a-rare-occasion-it-is-necessary-to-speak-with-some-severity-in/)

[Alphonsus Liguori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alphonsus-liguori/)

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## More by Alphonsus Liguori

> [He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/he-would-be-guilty-of-mortal-sin-because-he-exposes-himself-to-the/)

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> [The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/the-past-is-no-longer-yours-the-future-is-not-yet-in-your-power-you/)

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> [Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/assuredly-loving-souls-you-should-go-to-god-with-all-humility-and/)

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> [Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/let-your-constant-practice-be-to-offer-yourself-to-god-that-he-may-do/)

[Alphonsus Liguori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alphonsus-liguori/)

> [Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/perfect-love-of-god-means-the-complete-union-of-our-will-with-god-s/)

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> [How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/how-beautiful-she-is-our-lady-of-compassion-how-dear-how-utterly/)

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> [Let us make up for lost time. Let us give to God the time that remains to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/let-us-make-up-for-lost-time-let-us-give-to-god-the-time-that-remains/)

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> [Jesus is the mediator of justice; Mary obtains for us grace; for, as St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernardine of Siena, St. Germanus, St.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/jesus-is-the-mediator-of-justice-mary-obtains-for-us-grace-for-as-st/)

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> [The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/the-sovereigns-of-the-earth-do-not-always-grant-audience-readily-on/)

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> [Before the coming of Jesus Christ, men fled away from God and, being attached to the earth, refused to unite themselves to their Creator.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/before-the-coming-of-jesus-christ-men-fled-away-from-god-and-being/)

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> [Our Faith will never be true unless it is united to that of St. Peter and the Pontiff, his successors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/our-faith-will-never-be-true-unless-it-is-united-to-that-of-st-peter/)

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> [In the Great Deluge in the days of Noah, nearly all mankind perished, eight persons alone being saved in the Ark. In our days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/in-the-great-deluge-in-the-days-of-noah-nearly-all-mankind-perished/)

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> [Speak to Him often of your business, your plans, your troubles, your fears - of everything that concerns you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/speak-to-him-often-of-your-business-your-plans-your-troubles-your/)

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> [Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/of-all-devotions-that-of-adoring-jesus-in-the-blessed-sacrament-is/)

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> [Not only is there no need of an intermediary through whom He would want you to speak to Him, but He finds His delight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonsus-liguori/not-only-is-there-no-need-of-an-intermediary-through-whom-he-would/)

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