"When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time."
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"Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.“
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"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."
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"Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs."
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