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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.

St Francis De Sales

It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Complaint Greatness Imperfection
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
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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God Happiness Joy Step
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Beginning Better Spiritual
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
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Soft Strength Strong True
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice 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
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings Yourself
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Himself Person Presence Value Work
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
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
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
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Foundation Humor
Friendship requires great communication.
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Communication Friendship Greatness

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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