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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.

St Francis De Sales

Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Death One Liner Pride
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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Choice Evil Freedom Goodness Ourselves
If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angry Artificial Gentle Glow Humility Nature Proud Reality
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Love Need Ocean Patience Understand
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
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 SALES

Care Father God Misery Yourself
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Bright Grace Ourselves
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work
To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Live Love Spirit
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Foundation Humor
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Patience Yourself
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

God Head Heart Memories Ourselves Repeat Word
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Esteem Humility Man Ourselves
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Notice Persistence Progress True
Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit

Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.

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