Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESAll 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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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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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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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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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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