We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBe patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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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 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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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