Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhat we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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All 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.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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He who complains, sins.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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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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