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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

St Francis De Sales

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Learning Love Ourselves Study Talk Thinking
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Confidence God Prosperity Resolution Yourself
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Greatness Prayer Religious
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angry Animal Sight
To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Live Love Spirit
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Courage Imperfection Lose Yourself
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Born Desire Insult Patience
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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Calm Compare Hurry Lose Peace Soul Spirit
God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

God Himself Person Present Work
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 SALES

Anxiety Command Evil Exception God Greatness Prayer Worry Yourself
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Advantage Confession Life Order Spiritual
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Disturb Heart Talk Tongue
During the night we must wait for the light.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Light Night Wait
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Death One Liner Pride
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Balance God Hard Heart Purity Willing Work

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