Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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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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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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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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.
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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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