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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

St Francis De Sales

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
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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God Greatness Oneself Service Surround
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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Calm Hurry Quiet Spirit World Yourself
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Greatness Prayer Religious
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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Learning Love Ourselves Study Talk Thinking
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Love Need Ocean Patience Understand
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
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Busy Exception Himself Need Prayer
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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Beginning Earth Endurance Heaven Hope Love True
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work

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