To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHave patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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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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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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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.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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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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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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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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