Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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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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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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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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