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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESEvery vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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To 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.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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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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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Those 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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You learn to love by loving.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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