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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHumility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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