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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESYou can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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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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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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