Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWe 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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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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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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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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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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