What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHumor is the foundation of reconciliation.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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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.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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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.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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