When an occasion of practicing some virtue offered, he
addressed himself to God, saying, "Lord, I cannot do this
unless Thou enablest me;" and... then he received strength
more than sufficient. When he had failed in his duty, he
simply confessed his fault, saying to God, "I shall never do
otherwise if Thou leavest me to myself; it is Thou who must
hinder my falling, and mend what is amiss." After this, he
gave himself no further uneasiness about it.
... Joseph de Beaufort (17th century), The Character of
Brother Lawrence
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