Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESLet God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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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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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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You learn to love by loving.
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