To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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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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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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You learn to love by loving.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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If, 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.
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