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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.

St Francis De Sales

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
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
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
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
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
Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Advantage Confession Life Order Spiritual
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
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Love Need Ourselves
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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God Head Heart Memories Ourselves Repeat Word
It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Complaint Greatness Imperfection
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On

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