You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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He who complains, sins.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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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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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Be who you are and be that well.
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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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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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