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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.

St Francis De Sales

Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angel Present See Yourself
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Be Yourself Perfection Self Love Try
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Notice Persistence Progress True
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Confidence God Prosperity Resolution 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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Learning Love Ourselves Study Talk Thinking
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Fools Himself Hold Man Wisdom
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Soft Strength Strong True
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

God Heart Prayer Yourself
Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Busy Day Exception Meditation Need
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Busy Exception Himself Need Prayer
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Construction Fall Gentle Human Mindset Resistance Side Soft
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Devotion Feeling Oneself Spirit Worth
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Calm Hurry Quiet Spirit World Yourself

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