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

St Francis De Sales

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
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Greatness Prayer Religious
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
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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
Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Agreement Devotion Unity
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service
It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Complaint Greatness Imperfection
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
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
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings Yourself
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Busy Exception Himself Need Prayer
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
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual

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