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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.

St Francis De Sales

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
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings Yourself
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
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
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Himself Science Suffering
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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God Himself Person Present Work
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
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
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Oneself Soul Value World Worth
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Complaint Greatness Imperfection
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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Bright Grace Ourselves
To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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Live Love Spirit

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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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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