God 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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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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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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