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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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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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Be who you are and be that well.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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