Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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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.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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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?
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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He who complains, sins.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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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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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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