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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.

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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Father, Care, May

The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other; it is a perpetual exercise in mortification.

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Exercise, Saint, Serving Others
Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “Letters to Persons in the World”, p.24, Aeterna Press

He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.

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Pain, Almost Perfect, Worry

There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.

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Life, Spiritual, Mean

We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.

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Saint, Fear God

It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

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Silence, Covering, Sauce

Professions of humility are the very cream, the very essence of pride; the really humble person wishes to be, and not to appear so. Humility is timorous, and starts at her shadow; and so delicate that if she hears her name pronounced it endangers her existence.

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Humble, Humility, Pride

One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.

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Feelings, Saint, Done

All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.

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Christian, Saint, Holiness

One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.

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Years, Worldly Life, Devotion
Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.322, Catholic Way Publishing

Oh what remorse we shall feel at the end of our lives, when we look back upon the great number of instructions and examples afforded by God and the Saints for our perfection, and so carelessly received by us! If this end were to come to you today, how would you be pleased with the life you have led this year?

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Years, Numbers, Perfection

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

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Inspirational, Motivational, Encouragement

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

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Friendship, Taken, Broken
Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “The Spiritual Maxims of Saint Francis de Sales”, p.21, Aeterna Press

He who complains, sins.

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Complaining, Sin
Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.4584, Catholic Way Publishing

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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Two, Suffering, Saint

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.

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Inspirational, Depression, Patience

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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Forgiveness, Long, Abuse
"Introduction to the Devout Life".

Examine from time to time what are the dominant passions of your soul, and having ascertained this, mold your life, so that in thought, word, and deed you may as far as possible counteract them.

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Passion, Soul, Mold

You learn to love by loving.

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One of the most evil dispositions possible is that which satirizes and turns everything to ridicule. God abhors this vice, and has sometimes punished it in a marked manner

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Evil, Vices, Sometimes
Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “Introduction to the Devout Life”, p.248, Catholic Way Publishing

Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.

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Christian, Prayer, Needs

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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Prayer, Eye, Meditation

In everything, love simplicity.

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Simplicity

While extremely sensitive as to the slightest approach to slander, you must also guard against an extreme into which some people fall, who, in their desire to speak evil of no one, actually uphold and speak well of vice.

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Fall, People, Evil
Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.279, Catholic Way Publishing

We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day.

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Jesus, Blessed, Hundred