For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThe greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Be who you are and do that well.
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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 better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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