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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.

St Francis De Sales

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
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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Balance God Hard Heart Purity Willing Work
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work
Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Greatness Imperfection Ourselves Power Upset Weakness
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Breathe Easy God Heart
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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
Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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God Heart Prayer Yourself
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
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself 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
Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit
Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Anxiety Doubt Meditation Peace
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
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

Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.

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