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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.

St Francis De Sales

Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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God Greatness Oneself Service Surround
To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Give Up God Lose Ourselves Soul True Unity
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Devotion Life World Worth
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Fools Himself Hold Man Wisdom
Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Angel Present See Yourself
Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Forever God Life Yourself
During the night we must wait for the light.
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Light Night Wait
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Breathe Easy God Heart
God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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Accommodation Children Fast God Hands Happiness Hold Yourself
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Soft Strength Strong True
Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Balance God Hard Heart Purity Willing Work
Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Busy Day Exception Meditation Need
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Bad Better Excellence Silence Talk
Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Command Forever God Moments Pregnant

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