You learn to love by loving.
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He who complains, sins.
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St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale
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More on learning
If we’ve been a little more successful than other people, is because we always realised that the school of life was always open, and if you were not learning more you are falling behind.
Charlie MungerCharlie Munger Don’t run from lessons; they are little packages of treasure that have been given to us. As we learn from them, our lives change for the better.
Louise HayLouise Hay When I get to China, I will have no claim on any one for anything. My claim will be alone in God and I must learn before I leave England to move men through God by prayer alone.
Hudson TaylorHudson Taylor I learned the way a monkey learns – by watching its parents.
Prince CharlesPrince Charles Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, hope for tomorrow.
Orison Swett MardenOrison Swett Marden Learn to commit every situation to God, and trust Him for the outcome. God’s love for you never changes, no matter what problems you face or how unsettled life becomes.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham You have to learn to recognize your own depth.
Joseph CampbellJoseph Campbell Learn from the past and let it go. Live in today.
Louise HayLouise Hay