Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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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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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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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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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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