Angela Merici quotes
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“Beware of trying to accomplish anything by force.”
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“You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.”
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“Strive to be faithful to that which God has called you.”
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“Do not lose heart, even if you should discover that you lack qualities necessary for the work to which you are called. He who called you will not desert you, but the moment you are in need he will stretch out his saving hand.”
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“We must give alms. Charity wins souls and draws them to virtue.”
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“Consider that the devil doesn't sleep, but seeks our ruin in a thousand ways.”
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“Reflect that in reality you have a greater need to serve [the poor] than they have of your service.”
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“Keep to the ancient way and custom of the Church, established and confirmed by so many Saints under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And live a new life. Pray, and get others to pray, that God not abandon His Church, but reform it as He pleases, and as He sees best for us, and more to His honor and glory.”
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“If at first you don't succeed/You can dust it off and try again/Dust yourself off and try again.”
Source : Song: Try Again, Album: I Care 4 U
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“If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.”
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“Love, consciousness, and creativity are the highest refinements of the cosmic evolutionary force.”
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“No matter what I accomplish, it doesn't seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz.”
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