He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably. Philip Neri More Quotes by Philip Neri More Quotes From Philip Neri As soon as we are stripped of the sordid garb of avarice, we shall be clothed with the royal and imperial vest of the opposite virtue, liberality. Philip Neri vestsroyalopposites In sickness we ought to ask God to give us patience, because it often happens, that when a man gets well, he not only does not do the good he proposed to do when he was sick, but he multiplies his sins and his ingratitude. Philip Neri get-wellgivingmen We must not trust in ourselves, but take the advice of our spiritual father, and recommend ourselves to everybodys prayers. Philip Neri prayerspiritualfather We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved. Philip Neri persevererememberchrist To be without pity for other mens falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly. Philip Neri pityevidentfall Not to know how to deny our soul its own wishes, is to foment a very hot-bed of vices. Philip Neri bedsoulwish They who have been exercised in the service of God for a long time, may in their prayers imagine all sorts of insults offered to them, such as blows, wounds, and the like, and so in order to imitate Christ by their charity, may accustom their hearts beforehand to forgive real injuries when they come. Philip Neri forgivenessrealprayer Even though a man may be unable to attain such a height of sanctity, he ought to desire it, so as to do at least in desire what he cannot carry out in effect. Philip Neri desiremaymen Without mortification nothing can be done. Philip Neri mortificationattachmentdone The stench of impurity before God and the angels is so great, that no stench in the world can equal it. Philip Neri equalangelworld He who feels that the vice of avarice has got hold of him, should not wish to observe fasts of supererogation, but to give alms. Philip Neri viceswishgiving To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and experienced confessor. Philip Neri chastityvirtueneeds He who wishes for goods will never have devotion. Philip Neri goodsdevotionwish Let the sick man enter into the Side of Jesus and His most holy Wounds; let him not be afraid, but combat manfully, and he will come forth victorious. Philip Neri sickmenjesus
