But how great each one's virtue is, best appears by occasion of adversity; for occasions do not make a man frail, but show what he is.
-Bk. I, ch. xvi.
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When we commit a fault, we must never attribute it to a physical cause, such as illness, or the weather. We must acknowledge that it comes from our own imperfection, without becoming discouraged. Occasions do not make a man frail, but show what he is.
-Conseils et Souvenirs
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Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
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