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One rarely does well what one rarely does.

St Francis De Sales

To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Live Love Spirit
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
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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Angel Present See Yourself
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
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
During the night we must wait for the light.
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Light Night Wait
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
Be who you are and be that well.
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Be Yourself Self Love
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
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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Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit
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
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
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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God Happiness Joy Step
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True

One rarely does well what one rarely does.

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