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• Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
• You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you…
• Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of…
• All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these…
• Faith fills a man with love for the beauty of its truth, with faith in the truth of its beauty
• Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
• ...There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again...
• You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
• Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
• Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men…
• It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or…
• The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and…

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