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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.

St Francis De Sales

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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
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
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
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Fools Himself Hold Man Wisdom
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Oneself Rare
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
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
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
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
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
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
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
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
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
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
You learn to love by loving.
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Learning Love One Liner
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
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
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
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
During the night we must wait for the light.
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Light Night Wait
He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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Gentle Himself Pain Peace Perfection Preserve
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
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

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