Friendship requires great communication.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESA 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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You learn to love by loving.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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He who complains, sins.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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