Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhere there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNever 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 SALESDo not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBe who you are and be that well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGod will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESLet 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 SALESFlowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESOne rarely does well what one rarely does.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESFriendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGod 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?
ST FRANCIS DE SALESCook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESAnxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESOne single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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