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"Love tends upward; it will not be held down by anything low."
"The wise love regards not so much the gift of Him Who loves as the love of Him Who gives."
"Is it anything great that I should serve You Whom every creature is bound to serve? It should not seem much to me; instead it should appear great and wonderful that You condescended to receive into Your service one who is so poor and unworthy."
— 7 hours, 11 min ago
"The wise love regards not so much the gift of Him Who loves as the love of Him Who gives."
"Is it anything great that I should serve You Whom every creature is bound to serve? It should not seem much to me; instead it should appear great and wonderful that You condescended to receive into Your service one who is so poor and unworthy."
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Parker
is on page 44 of 139
"I have never met a man so religious and devout that he has not experienced at some time a withdrawal of grace and felt a lessening of fervor."
"The whole life of Christ was a cross and a martyrdom, and do you seek rest and enjoyment for yourself?"
— May 15, 2026 04:14AM
"The whole life of Christ was a cross and a martyrdom, and do you seek rest and enjoyment for yourself?"
Parker
is on page 36 of 139
"A peaceful man does more good than a learned man."
"All our peace in this life is found in humbly enduring suffering rather than being free from it."
"Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you."
"Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it."
"He who clings to a creature will fall with its frailty, but he who gives himself to Jesus will ever be strengthened."
— May 14, 2026 04:09AM
"All our peace in this life is found in humbly enduring suffering rather than being free from it."
"Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you."
"Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it."
"He who clings to a creature will fall with its frailty, but he who gives himself to Jesus will ever be strengthened."
Parker
is on page 18 of 139
Book 2 toward my 2026 goal of spending more time with the medievals.
"I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it."
"All men are frail, but you must admit that none is more frail than yourself."
"We ought to read simple and devout books as willingly as learned and profound ones."
"It is much safer to be subject than it is to command."
"Fire tempers iron and temptation steels the just."
— May 07, 2026 03:27AM
"I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it."
"All men are frail, but you must admit that none is more frail than yourself."
"We ought to read simple and devout books as willingly as learned and profound ones."
"It is much safer to be subject than it is to command."
"Fire tempers iron and temptation steels the just."
