GOOD WORKS
A good work talked about is a good work spoiled.
- St. Vincent de Paul
Do everything for the love of God and His glory without looking at the outcome of the undertaking. Work is judged, not by its result, but by its intention.
- Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
- St. Augustine
God asks little, but He gives much.
- Saint John Chrysostom
You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.
- Saint Therese of Lisieux
GOSSIP
If something uncharitable is said in your presence, either speak in favor of the absent, or withdraw, or if possible, stop the conversation.
- St. John Vianney
When you hear ill of anyone, refute the
accusation if you can in justice do so; if not, apologize for the
accused on account of his intentions … and thus gently check the
conversation, and if you can, m ention something else favourable to the
accused.
- St. Francis de Sales
The tongue of the
scandalmonger is like the worm which gnaws at the good fruit --- that
is, the best actions that people do --- and tries to turn them all to
bad account. The tongue of the scandalmonger is a grub which taints the
most beautiful of the flowers and upon them leaves behind it the
disgusting trace of its own slime.
-
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There is yet another form of wrongdoing which is all the more deplorable in that it is more common, and that is licentious talk. There is nothing more abominable, my dear brethren, nothing more horrible than such talk… It outrages God, it scandalizes our neighbour.
- St. John Vianney
Very often it requires
only one immodest or unseemly word to start a thousand evil thoughts, a
thousand shameful desires, perhaps even to cause a fall into an
infinite number of sins and to bring innocent souls evil of which they
had been happily ignorant.
- St. John Vianney
One should not speak
idle talk, for it is neither useful to those who listen, nor necessary
or permissible with regard to God.
- St. Basil the Great
GRACE
It is not enough for me that God has given me grace once, but He must give it always. I ask, that I may receive; and when I have received, I ask again. I am covetous of receiving God's bounty. He is never slow in giving, nor am I ever weary of receiving. The more I drink, the more thirsty I become.
- St. Jerome
It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
- St. Jerome
The law detects, grace alone conquers sin.
- Saint Augustine
Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they
were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to
allow His grace to mold them accordingly.
- St. Ignatius Loyola
- St. Thomas Aquinas
GRATITUDE
In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.
- St. Teresa of Avila
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God.
- St. Paul
Let us thank God for His priceless gift!
- St. Paul
- St. Ambrose
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