Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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