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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

Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Esteem Humility Man Ourselves
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
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
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
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
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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God Happiness Joy Step
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Forever God Life Yourself
Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Bright Faith God Light Sun
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Beautiful Flower Garden Growth
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
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Care God Health Service
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Advantage Confession Life Order Spiritual
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Bright Grace Ourselves
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself

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