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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

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
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
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
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Love Need Ourselves
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
Friendship requires great communication.
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Communication Friendship Greatness
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Busy Exception Himself Need Prayer
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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Beginning Eyes God Meditation Presence Soul
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
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
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Beautiful Flower Garden Growth
Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True

Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

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