It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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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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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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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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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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