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“Where there is no great mortification there is no great sanctity.”

Attachment Sanctity Mortification

Book:The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri

Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri

“It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals.”

Mean Persons Soul Eye Life Is Common Moral Teaching Danger Becoming Saint Neighbor Devotion Preserves Attachment Modesty Principal Glances Mortification Exemplary Lax

Author:Alphonsus Rodriguez

“To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. Once more, all that self-denial can say is, 'He leads the way, keep close to Him.'”

Way Self Hard Christ Oneself Deny Denial Self-denial Asceticism Mortification

Book:The Cost of Discipleship

Source: The Cost of Discipleship

“We have very little, so we have nothing to be preoccupied with. The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give. But the less you have, the more free you are.”

Giving Littles Calcutta Penance Mortification Blessed Mother

Author:Mother Teresa

“Christ's blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls.”

Soul Christ Sin Blood Sick Remedy Sovereign Mortification

Book:Temptation and Sin

Source: Temptation and Sin

“Sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet.”

Seems Sin Quiet Mortification

Book:Temptation and Sin

Source: Temptation and Sin

“To my deep mortification my father once said to me, "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat-catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family."”

Said Care Science Father Dog Shooting Our Family Rats Biographies Disgrace Catching Mortification

Book:Autobiography and Selected Letters

Source: Autobiography and Selected Letters