Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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He who complains, sins.
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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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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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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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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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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