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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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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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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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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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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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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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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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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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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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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