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Introduction 15
always; interior joy is theirs both in adversity and
prosperity.
Religion does not take the sunshine out of a
man's life. The true follower of Christ has a
blessing on his lips, a song in his mouth, amid
sorrows and trials. Faith - Christianity - does,
indeed, make a man serious and thoughtful, but lt
does not rob him of the real pleasures of life, nor
does it paralyze his energies, but it directs them
aright. No more joyous hearts can be found
anywhere in the world than the hearts of Religiousthe
hearts that beat behind the grilles of the cloister.
Religious not only lead good Christian lives, but
also practise heroic penance, austere mortification,
complete self-renunciation; yet their hearts overflow
with joy, they abound with mirth and innocent
glee such as is quite unknown to the butterflies of
"~ociety," to those who seek their happiness in the
gratification of self in the treasures and pleasures
of the world.
A devout Christian life certainly implies selfdenial
and self-control.
Good is never done except at the expense of those
who do it. - CARDINAL NEWAN.
It seldom happens that one can do good without
any trouble. - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
"Life is all a void,
On selfish thoughts alone employed."
-JANE TAYLOR.
u Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, -
These three alone lead life to sovereign pdwer."
- TENNYSON.
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