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• Saint Teresa of Avila:

  I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer.

• Saint Teresa of Avila:

  I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for a

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is need

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with ge

• Saint Francis de Sales:

  Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.