True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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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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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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