There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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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 can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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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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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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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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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He who complains, sins.
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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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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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