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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.

St Francis De Sales

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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Beginning Eyes God Meditation Presence Soul
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Esteem Humility Man Ourselves
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Greatness Small Temptation Wolf
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
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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Care Father God Misery Yourself
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
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
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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Choice Evil Freedom Goodness Ourselves
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
Be who you are and be that well.
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Be Yourself Self Love
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Contradict Difficult Gentle Time

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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