Choose a topic from Part 2B:
1. Folly is the opposite of wisdom. Folly is thecontrary of wisdom, whereas fatuity is the sheerabsence of wisdom.
2. Folly is dullness in judging, especially in mattersthat relate to God and the good of the soul. When folly resultsfrom inordinate love and use of earthly things, it is a sin.
3. Since a man's sense is plunged into earthly thingsby lust more than by any other vice, folly is called "thedaughter of lust."
"God gives us some things, as the beginning of faith, even when we do not pray. Other things, such as perseverance, he has only provided for those who pray."
St Augustine
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"A person who rails at God in adversity, suffers without merit; moreover by his lack of resignation he adds to his punishment in the next life and experiences greater disquietude of mind in this life."
St Alphonsus de Liguori
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"It is well to choose some one good devotion, and to stick to it, and never to abandon it."
St Philip Neri
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