Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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