Perfect Love:

God's love is infinitely selfless and disinterested: What can he possibly gain from the love of his creatures? He seeks our love, not in order that we may give him something, but because he knows that for us the highest happiness consists in loving him. We have to love him because he is God.

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Patience is the companion of wisdom, not the handmaid of concupiscence. Patience is the friend of a good conscience, not the foe of innocence.

- Saint Augustine of Hippo

Work is a good thing for one's humanity—because through work one not only transforms nature, adapting it to his or her own needs,but also achieves fulfillment as a human being and indeed,in a sense,becomes “more a human being.”

— Late Pope John Paul II