There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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