One of the Fathers of the desert, being interrogated as to the means he employed to be always composed, always in the same humor, replied, "I often think of my guardian angel, who is ever at my side, who assists me in all my needs, who tells me in all circumstances what I should do, what I should say, and who, after every action, writes down the manner in which I have performed it. This thought penetrates me with such religious respect that I am attentive to say or do nothing to displease him."
-- Lasausse,
Short Meditations
