I have a great need of recollection and concentration, and of reminding myself very often of the resolutions I make from time to time.

I have a great need of recollection and concentration, and of reminding myself very often of the resolutions I make from time to time. Also, in everything I do, I must behave like a boy, the boy I really am, and not try to pass myself off as a serious philosopher and a man of importance. It is my natural inclination to do that – this is what I am made of: pride! For the rest, I must in all things resign myself to the will of God, bearing with patience and without irritability the misfortunes God sends me in my own family … Let us pray, let us pray always about everything, and may all be done according to the will of God, to his honour and glory.

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