Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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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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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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