Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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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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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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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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