Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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In everything, love simplicity.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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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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