Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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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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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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