A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThose who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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 no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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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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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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