How unbearable is pain when suffered far from the Cross, but how sweet and bearable it becomes when it is offered close to the Cross of Jesus!

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"I recommend calm and calm all the time."

- Padre Pio

Balance

"Endeavor to unite the simplicity of children with the prudence of adults."

- Padre Pio

Balance

"Do not be so given to the activity of Martha as to forget the silence of Mary. May the Virgin who so well reconciled the one with the other be your sweet model and inspiration."

- Padre Pio

Balance

"In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back."

- Padre Pio

Personal Growth

"Have courage and do not fear the assaults of the Devil. Remember this forever; it is a healthy sign if the devil shouts and roars around your conscience since this shows that he is not inside your will."

- Padre Pio

Courage

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"Simplicity is the easiest path to true beauty."

- Seishuu Handa

Simplicity

"La vida es simple, pero insistimos en hacerla complicada."

- Confucio

Simplicity

"Less is more."

- Rone

Simplicity

"I’ve spent my life trying to make things simpler. Because I find ultimately that complicated doesn’t reach the heart."

- Hans Zimmer

Simplicity

"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough."

- Charles Warner

Simplicity