The Lord delights in every little step you take.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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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.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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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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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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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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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.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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