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St Francis De Sales

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
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Himself Person Presence Value Work
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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Anxiety Command Evil Exception God Greatness Prayer Worry Yourself
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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Courage Heart Imperfection Patience Rise
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
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
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Love Need Ocean Patience Understand
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Charity Cook Sweet Taste Truth
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering 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
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Death One Liner Pride
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Devotion Feeling Oneself Spirit Worth
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
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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Accommodation Children Fast God Hands Happiness Hold Yourself
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
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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Calm Hurry Quiet Spirit World Yourself
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
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
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
In everything, love simplicity.
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Love One Liner Simplicity
We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Deep Fear God Love Religious
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Beautiful Flower Garden Growth
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
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings Yourself
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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Angry Enemy Exception Ourselves Scream Soul

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