Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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He who complains, sins.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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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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Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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You learn to love by loving.
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