We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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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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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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In everything, love simplicity.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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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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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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