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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

St Francis De Sales

You learn to love by loving.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Learning Love One Liner
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
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
Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Courage Imperfection Lose 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
It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Soft Strength Strong True
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
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Love Need Ocean Patience Understand
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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Angry Artificial Gentle Glow Humility Nature Proud Reality
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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Courage Heart Imperfection Patience Rise

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