"Grant, O Lord my God, that I may never fall away
in success or in failure; that I may not be
prideful in prosperity nor dejected in adversity.
Let me rejoice only in what unites us and sorrow
only in what separates us. May I strive to please
no one or fear to displease anyone except
Yourself. May I seek always the things that are
eternal and never those that are only temporal.
May I shun any joy that is without You and never
seek any that is beside You. O Lord, may I
delight in any work I do for You and tire of any
rest that is apart from You. My God, let me
direct my heart towards You, and in my failings,
always repent with a purpose of amendment."
--St. Thomas Aquinas
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