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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

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
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
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Love Need Ourselves
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
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
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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Give Up God Lose Ourselves Soul True Unity
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Forever God Life Yourself
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
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
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Death One Liner Pride
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Devotion Life World Worth
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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Anxiety Command Evil Exception God Greatness Prayer Worry Yourself
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
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
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
In everything, love simplicity.
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Love One Liner Simplicity
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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Bright Grace Ourselves
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
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
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
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

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