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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

St Francis De Sales

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Bright Faith God Light Sun
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Esteem Humility Man Ourselves
For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Greatness Small Temptation Wolf
There is nothing small in the service of God.
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God Service Small Value
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
You learn to love by loving.
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Learning Love One Liner
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
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
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Himself Science Suffering
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
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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Beginning Earth Endurance Heaven Hope Love True
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Courage Imperfection Lose Yourself
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart
There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Soft Strength Strong True

Anxiety 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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