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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.

St Francis De Sales

Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Beginning Eyes God Meditation Presence Soul
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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Choice Evil Freedom Goodness Ourselves
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Beautiful Flower Garden Growth
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
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
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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Care Father God Misery Yourself
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Death One Liner Pride
Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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Beginning Earth Endurance Heaven Hope Love True
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Busy Exception Himself Need Prayer

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