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Lorenzo Scupoli has 12 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and…
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You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same'…
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The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at…
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We should feel with our whole heart that we have no one to rely on except God, and that from Him, and…
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Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the…
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Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state…
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... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not…
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... you must hasten to oppose pernicious pride of mind, before it penetrates into the marrow of your bones. Resist it, curb…
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... if a man prays God for some virtue, and at the same time gives himself up to negligence, acquiring no definite…
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The feelings which seek expression in words are mostly egotistical, since they seek to express what flatters our self-love and can show…
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Watch yourself with all diligence, lest the enemy steals near and robs you, depriving you of this great treasure, which is inner…
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When you are offended or annoyed by others, do not allow your thoughts to dwell on them or on anything relating to…
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred;…
— George Chapman
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Something quite unexpected has happened. It came this morning early. For various reasons, not in themselves at all mysterious, my heart was…
— C.S. Lewis
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The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.
— James Boswell
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The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.
— Saint Augustine
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The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
— Norm MacDonald
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I willingly confess to so great a partiality for trees as tempts me to respect a man in exact proportion to his…
— James Russell Lowell
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while…
— Martial
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Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one…
— Booker T. Washington
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The devil tempts us to bring out the worst in us, but the Father tests us to bring out the best in…
— Warren W. Wiersbe
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What's difficult in life is to stay centered when somebody does or says something that tempts us to close our hearts because…
— Marianne Williamson
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The three classic ways in which the Devil tempts us are with a threat, a promise or a seduction.
— Paulo Coelho
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