We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESFriendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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