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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.

St Francis De Sales

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
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
God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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Accommodation Children Fast God Hands Happiness Hold Yourself
The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Oneself Soul Value World Worth
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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Born Desire Insult Patience
Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Come Future Present Thinking
During the night we must wait for the light.
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Light Night Wait
Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Balance God Hard Heart Purity Willing Work
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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God Happiness Joy Step
If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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Angry Artificial Gentle Glow Humility Nature Proud Reality
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Agreement Devotion Unity
It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Evil Fear Greatness

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