Be who you are and be that well.
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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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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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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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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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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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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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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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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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