Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESAnxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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