Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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