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.
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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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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