Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHe who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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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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