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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.

St Francis De Sales

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Bright Faith God Light Sun
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
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
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
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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Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work
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
Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Balance God Hard Heart Purity Willing Work
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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Give Up God Lose Ourselves Soul True Unity
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Soft Strength Strong True
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
Friendship requires great communication.
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Communication Friendship Greatness
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Complaint Greatness Imperfection
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
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Forever God Life Yourself
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Devotion Feeling Oneself Spirit Worth
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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Born Desire Insult Patience
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
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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Greatness Imperfection Ourselves Power Upset Weakness
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
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Courage Imperfection Lose Yourself

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.

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