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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.

St Francis De Sales

It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Complaint Greatness Imperfection
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 single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Devotion Life World Worth
Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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God Heart Prayer Yourself
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings 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
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
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
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
We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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Choice Evil Freedom Goodness Ourselves
To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Live Love Spirit
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
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 no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True

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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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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