The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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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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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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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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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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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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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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