When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWe must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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.
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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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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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