St Francis De Sales Quotes

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Patience Yourself
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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Accommodation Children Fast God Hands Happiness Hold Yourself
Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Fly Patience Walk Wings Yourself
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Oneself Soul Value World Worth
It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
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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Beginning Eyes God Meditation Presence Soul
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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Choice Evil Freedom Goodness Ourselves
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
Be who you are and be that well.
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Be Yourself Self Love
Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Desire God Great Strong
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Artificial Desire Goodness Simplicity
He who complains, sins.
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Complaint Himself Win
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Foundation Humor
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service
Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Angel Present See Yourself
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Determination God Simplicity
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Love Need Ourselves
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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Courage Heart Imperfection Patience Rise
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Gentle Reality Strength Strong
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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Anxiety Command Evil Exception God Greatness Prayer Worry Yourself
In everything, love simplicity.
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Love One Liner Simplicity
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Esteem Humility Man Ourselves
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Notice Persistence Progress True
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On

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