I Have Often Heard, That

If You Cast Away One Cross, You Will Certainly Find Another, And Perhaps A Heavier.

Love Is A Great Thing, Yea, A Great And Thorough Good. By Itself It Makes What Is Heavy Light; And Bears Evenly All That Is Uneven.

If You Cannot Mould Yourself Entirely As You Would Wish, How Can You Expect Other People To Be Entirely To Your Liking?

My God, Sweetness Beyond Words, Make Bitter All The Carnal Comfort That Draws Me From Love Of The Eternal And Lures Me To Its Evil Self By The Sight Of Some Delightful Good In The Present. Let It Not Overcome Me, My God. Let Not Flesh And Blood Conquer Me. Let Not The World And Its Brief Glory Deceive Me, Nor The Devil Trip Me By His Craftiness. Give Me Courage To Resist, Patience To Endure, And Constancy To Persevere. Give Me The Soothing Unction Of Your Spirit Rather Than All The Consolations Of The World, And In Place Of Carnal Love, Infuse Into Me The Love Of Your Name.

Our Own Opinion Of Ourselves Should Be Lower Than That Formed By Others, For We Have A Better Chance At Our Imperfections.