When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWe must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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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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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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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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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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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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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.
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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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