Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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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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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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