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One rarely does well what one rarely does.

St Francis De Sales

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
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
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Himself Person Presence Value Work
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
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
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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Learning Love Ourselves Study Talk Thinking
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Bad Better Excellence Silence Talk
In everything, love simplicity.
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Love One Liner Simplicity
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Devotion Life World Worth
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
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
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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Beginning Earth Endurance Heaven Hope Love True
To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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Live Love Spirit
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious

One rarely does well what one rarely does.

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