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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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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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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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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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You learn to love by loving.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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