True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTrue progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTo 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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhere there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHave patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo 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 SALESWhen you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDon’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTake care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESEvery vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTo live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBe not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNever be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESOne rarely does well what one rarely does.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBe patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThose 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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