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There is nothing small in the service of God.

St Francis De Sales

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
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
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
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
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.
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Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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
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
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.
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Give Up God Lose Ourselves Soul True Unity
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Born Desire Insult Patience
Be who you are and do that well.
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Be Yourself Original Self Love
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Devotion Life World Worth
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Himself Science Suffering

There is nothing small in the service of God.

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