Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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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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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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