It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTo lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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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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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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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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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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