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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.

St Francis De Sales

God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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God Himself Person Present Work
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Courage Imperfection Lose Yourself
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
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
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
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
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
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Greatness Prayer Religious
Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Busy Day Exception Meditation Need
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
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
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
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

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