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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.

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
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Calm Hurry Quiet Spirit World Yourself
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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Construction Fall Gentle Human Mindset Resistance Side Soft
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Busy Day Exception Meditation Need
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

God Head Heart Memories Ourselves Repeat Word
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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God Happiness Joy Step
We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Choice Evil Freedom Goodness Ourselves
During the night we must wait for the light.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Light Night Wait
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Love Need Ourselves
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Busy Exception Himself Need Prayer
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Soft Strength Strong True
Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Command Forever God Moments Pregnant

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