St Francis De Sales on love
St Francis De Sales91 quotes“It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.”
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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 SalesSt Francis De Sales To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales 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 SalesSt Francis De Sales Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales There is nothing small in the service of God.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales During the night we must wait for the light.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales 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.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales
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You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. I loved you as Icarus loved the sun- too close, too much.
David JonesDavid Jones We attract who our souls need to grow.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You’re my bad habit, on this dark planet, light up my world like stars, now they’re ashes.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Permanence is a wonderful magician. Now you see him, next he goes on to perform the greatest disappearing act of all time.
Hamilton K. AmadiHamilton K. Amadi Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans You shined your light on all the things I’ve been trying so hard to hide.
CindyCindy You are the love I could never escape not that I would ever want to.
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Khalil GibranKhalil Gibran Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius And at night I love to listen to the stars. It is like five hundred million little bells.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery People can’t, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents.
James BaldwinJames Baldwin But nothing is so strange when one is in love (and what was this except being in love?) as the complete indifference of other people.
Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf