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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

St Francis De Sales

For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Greatness Small Temptation Wolf
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
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
He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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Gentle Himself Pain Peace Perfection Preserve
Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Care God Heart See Start Strive Yourself
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
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
Be who you are and do that well.
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Be Yourself Original Self Love
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Esteem Humility Man Ourselves
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
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
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
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual

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