Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIf, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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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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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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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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