We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGod will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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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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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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