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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.

St Francis De Sales

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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Greatness Small Temptation Wolf
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Oneself Rare
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Beginning End Himself Move On
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Breathe Easy God Heart
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Better Charity Silence Truth
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Learning Love Ourselves Study Talk Thinking
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angry Enemy Exception Ourselves Scream Soul
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Agreement Devotion Unity
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Bright Grace Ourselves
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Devotion Life World Worth
Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angel Present See Yourself

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