Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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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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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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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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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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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end 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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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