All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESStrive 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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We 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.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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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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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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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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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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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