Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIf, 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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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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In everything, love simplicity.
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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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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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You learn to love by loving.
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