It is an old custom of the servants of God to have some little prayer ready and to be frequently darting them up to heaven during the day, lifting their minds to God out of the mire of this world.
Philip NeriThe stench of impurity before God and the angels is so great, that no stench in the world can equal it.
Philip NeriHe 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 NeriDo not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.
Philip Neri