Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTruly 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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In everything, love simplicity.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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