True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESYou can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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