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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.

St Francis De Sales

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
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
A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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God Head Heart Memories Ourselves Repeat Word
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Angry Animal Sight
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Courage Imperfection Lose Yourself
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
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
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Better Charity Silence Truth
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
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
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Attraction Choice Yourself
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
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
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Himself Science Suffering
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service

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