“Life,” said he, “is short, and is given to me only to gain heaven. What good can come from the enjoyment of the frivolities and pleasures of the court, when they will have to end so shortly? I renounce all. I do not desire riches or pleasures. I wish to rejoice in God alone, in a sweet retirement from the world.” -St. Aloysius Gonzaga (cited by Fr. Raphael Frassinetti in his “Sermons for Children”, sermon for the Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga)