Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is nothing small in the service of God.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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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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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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.
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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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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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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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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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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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