When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESFor every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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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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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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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