Do not wish to be anything but what you are, And try to be that perfectly.
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Nothing is so powerful as gentleness nothing is so gentle as true strength.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness,
And nothing as tender as true strength.
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A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
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There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily!
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit for without being seen, they are present with you.
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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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