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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.

St Francis De Sales

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
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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Construction Fall Gentle Human Mindset Resistance Side Soft
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering 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
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
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
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Death One Liner Pride
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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