St John of Kronstadt | It is unpleasant for a proud man when it is required of him to be humble to others...

It is unpleasant for a proud man when it is required of him to be humble to others; 

for an envious man when it is required of him to wish his enemies well; 
for a vindictive one when forgiveness and reconciliation are required of him; 

for one who loves money to be reminded of paying his debts; 
for a glutton when he is reminded of fasting and of the salvation of his soul. 

But they should conquer their feelings, their passions, and joyfully fulfill that which is required of them, or which is required by the Gospel; otherwise, by giving themselves up unrepentingly, irremediably to their passions, they will be eternally lost.

St John of Kronstadt