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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.

St Francis De Sales

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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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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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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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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.
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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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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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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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