Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGod 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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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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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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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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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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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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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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You learn to love by loving.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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