Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESA judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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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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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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