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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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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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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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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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There is no artifice as good and desirable as 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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