In everything, love simplicity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESAll 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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During the night we must wait for the light.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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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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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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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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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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