He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWe must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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He who complains, sins.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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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.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Let 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.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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