Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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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.
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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 matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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