The whole world is not worth one soul.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESI have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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