God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGod is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTrue progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIf you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDuring the night we must wait for the light.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is nothing small in the service of God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESLet 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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESFaith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBy 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 SALESNever 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?
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWe may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhere there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESPride dies 20 minutes after death.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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