Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThe Lord delights in every little step you take.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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He who complains, sins.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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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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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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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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