Lord give me chastity and self control - but not yet.

He is one of those whom God has not quite finished.

Oh Lord of melons, of mercy, though I am not ready, nor worthy, I am climbing towards you.

Sometimes I believe that God wants to try me, both now and later on; I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and without good advice.

God is not good, or else he could do better.

I've always been bad. Probably I shall be bad again, punished again. But the worse I am, the more I need God. I can't shut myself out from His mercy. ... Or it may be a private bargain between me and God, that if I give up this one thing I want so much, however bad I am, He won't quite despair of me in the end.

I had failed to make a gift of myself to God.

I’ve always been bad. Probably I shall be bad again, punished again. But the worse I am, the more I need God. I can’t shut myself out from His mercy.

Please God, make him think I am still pretty.

Make this poor self grow less and less, Be Thou my life and aim ; Oh, make me daily, through Thy grace, More worthy of Thy name.

I am not ready, nor worthy, I am climbing toward you.

Whatever you do, He will make good of it. But not the good He had prepared for you if you had obeyed him.

Until you can leave the matter of forgiveness to God, you will not have acquired true humility.

Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo (Give me chastity and continence, but not just yet)!