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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.

St Francis De Sales

You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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Calm Hurry Quiet Spirit World Yourself
A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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God Head Heart Memories Ourselves Repeat Word
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Devotion Feeling Oneself Spirit Worth
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Born Desire Insult Patience
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.
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Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
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
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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God Heart Prayer Yourself
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
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
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On
Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Advantage Confession Life Order Spiritual
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Himself Person Presence Value Work

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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