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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.

St Francis De Sales

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
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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God Himself Person Present Work
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service
Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Agreement Devotion Unity
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
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
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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Courage Heart Imperfection Patience Rise
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Himself Science Suffering
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Soft Strength Strong True
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Beautiful Flower Garden Growth
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue

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