The Forty Days of Lent
Persevering is more important than beginning
Book of Sparkling Sayings,
by Defensor Grammaticus, 7th century
Jerome said: "Christians will not be asked how they began, but rather
how they finished. St Paul began badly, but finished well.
Judas' beginning was praiseworthy but his end was despicable".
"Many start the climb, but few reach the summit".
Gregory said: "The value of good work depends on perseverance"
"You live a good life in vain if you do not continue it until you die".
Isidore said: "Our behavior is only acceptable to God if we have
the strength of purpose to complete any work we have undertaken".
"Virtue is not a matter os starting well, but of carrying on to the very
end".
"The reward is not promised to the one who begins, but rather to the one
who perseveres".
Let thy glory be over all the earth!
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