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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.

St Francis De Sales

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
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
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
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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God Greatness Oneself Service Surround
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Care God Heart See Start Strive Yourself
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
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
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
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.
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Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Be Yourself Perfection Self Love Try
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

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