The whole world is not worth one soul.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESStrive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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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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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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We 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.
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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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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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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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