All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWork hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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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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