Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
BENEDICT OF NURSIAThe sleepy like to make excuses.
More Benedict of Nursia Quotes
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He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.
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Be careful to be gentle, lest in removing the rust, you break the whole instrument.
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Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline.
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Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.
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Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father’s advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.
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Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
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The sleepy like to make excuses.
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The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.
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Run while you have the light of life!
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He who has ears for hearing, let him listen
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Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.
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Listen carefully, my child, to your master’s precepts, and incline the ear of your heart.
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To attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good one sees in oneself; but to recognize always that the evil is one’s own doing, and to impute it on one’s self.
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And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in peace.
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It is time now for us to rise from sleep.
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