Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others. (Ignatius of Loyola)

Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.

Ignatius of Loyola

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