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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.

St Francis De Sales

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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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He who complains, sins.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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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.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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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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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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