While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBy giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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