Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBe patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Be who you are and be that well.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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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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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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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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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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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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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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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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