True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhile I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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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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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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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.
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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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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Be who you are and be that well.
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