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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.

St Francis De Sales

God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
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
Be who you are and do that well.
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Be Yourself Original Self Love
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Beautiful Flower Garden Growth
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
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
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
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
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
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart
The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Oneself Soul Value World Worth
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
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
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

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