Alphonsus Liguori Quotes

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• He who prays most receives most. Inspirational
• It often happens that we pray God to deliver us from some dangerous temptation, and yet God does not hear us but permits the temptation… Advances
• To be silent when we are impelled to utter words injurious to God or to our neighbour, is an act of virtue; but, to be… Act
• 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… Action
• "The flowers have appeared in our land: the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land." When the… Appear
• When we see a beautiful object, a beautiful garden, or a beautiful flower, let us think that there we behold a ray of the infinite… Beautiful
• We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if they are poor,… Charity
• The means for maintaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love. Fire is kindled by the wood we cast into it and love… Accomplish
• You will gain more by receiving scorn peacefully than if you fasted for a week on bread and water. It is good to humble ourselves;… Accept
• When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A soft answer extinguishes… Answer
• The brightest ornaments in the crown of the blessed in heaven are the sufferings which they have borne patiently on earth. Blessed
• It would be the greatest delight of the seraphs to pile up sand on the seashore or to pull weeds in a garden for all… All
• There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is how… Bears
• St. Augustine and St. Thomas define mortal sin to be a turning away from God: that is, the turning of one's back upon God, leaving… Augustine
• He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay… Act
• The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we… Blind
• Obedience to a confessor is the most acceptable offering which we can make to God, and the most secure way of doing the divine will. Acceptable
• Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one… Adoring
• My Jesus! What a lovable contrivance this holy Sacrament was - that You would hide under the appearance of bread to make Yourself loved and… Anyone
• How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in the… Agony

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