Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESEvery 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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