Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESOne single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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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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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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 a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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.
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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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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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