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

St Francis De Sales

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Beginning Eyes God Meditation Presence Soul
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
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
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart
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
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
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Death One Liner Pride
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
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Greatness Prayer Religious
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
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
Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Care God Heart See Start Strive Yourself
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Agreement Devotion Unity
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Forever God Life 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.
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Learning Love Ourselves Study Talk Thinking

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

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