Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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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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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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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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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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