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St Francis De Sales

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.
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Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
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
Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Evil Fear Greatness
During the night we must wait for the light.
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Light Night Wait
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Love Need Ocean Patience Understand
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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God Himself Person Present Work
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Courage Imperfection Lose Yourself
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
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
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
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
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
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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Come Future Present Thinking
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.
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Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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Care Father God Misery Yourself

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