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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.

St Francis De Sales

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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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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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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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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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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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