When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESYou 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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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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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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You learn to love by loving.
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