Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThose who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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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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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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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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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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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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