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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.

St Francis De Sales

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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Busy Greatness Myself Small Value
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
Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Evil Fear Greatness
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
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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Angel Present See Yourself
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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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
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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Angry Artificial Gentle Glow Humility Nature Proud Reality
Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Agreement Devotion Unity
Be who you are and be that well.
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Be Yourself Self Love
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
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
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
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 patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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God Happiness Joy Step
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
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
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
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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Construction Fall Gentle Human Mindset Resistance Side Soft
Be who you are and do that well.
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Be Yourself Original Self Love

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