There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESLet God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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