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Do not dismayed daughters at the number of things which you have to consider before setting out on this divine journey which is the royal road to heaven. By taking this road we gain such precious treasures that it is no wonder if the cost seems to us a high one. The time will come when we shall realize that all we have paid has been nothing at all by comparison with the greatness of our prizes.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it.
How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything, save in opposing Thee?
If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe to uproot it. It is just so I think when we commit a fault, however small, each day and do not cure ourselves of it.
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