Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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 a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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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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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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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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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