"When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time."
-Saint Francis de Sales
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"A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.“
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"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."
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"Never be in a hurry do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset."
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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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"Those who love to be feared fear to be loved."
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