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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is nothing small in the service of God.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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 morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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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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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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In everything, love simplicity.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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