For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESA judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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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 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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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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He who complains, sins.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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