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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.

St Francis De Sales

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Patience Yourself
Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Anxiety Doubt Meditation Peace
Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Care God Heart See Start Strive Yourself
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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Calm Hurry Quiet Spirit World Yourself
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Born Desire Insult Patience
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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Care Father God Misery Yourself
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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Beginning Earth Endurance Heaven Hope Love True
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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Angry Enemy Exception Ourselves Scream Soul
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
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
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
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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God Himself Person Present Work

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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