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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

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

Forever God Life Yourself
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
Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Greatness Imperfection Ourselves Power Upset Weakness
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings Yourself
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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Angry Enemy Exception Ourselves Scream Soul
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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Angel Present See Yourself
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Bad Better Excellence Silence Talk
You learn to love by loving.
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Learning Love One Liner
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Give Up God Lose Ourselves Soul True Unity
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
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
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
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart

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