St Francis De Sales on god
St Francis De Sales91 quotes“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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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales In everything, love simplicity.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales 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.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales 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.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales There is nothing small in the service of God.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales During the night we must wait for the light.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales
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