If you cannot recollect yourself all the time, you should do so at intervals; for instance, in the morning you should make your resolution for the day; and then in the evening check up on yourself to see what your conduct has been during the day - how you have kept your resolution, what have been your thoughts, words and actions. For in any of these ways you may have offended God and your neighbor more often than you think.
Arm yourself with humility and charity so as to ward off the attacks of the devil. Refrain from gluttony and it will be easier for you to restain carnal desire. Never be idle: read, write, meditate, pray, or work for the good of the community. As for bodily mortification, practice these with discretion; for what is profitable for one may be harmful to another. - Thomas a Kempis
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