In everything, love simplicity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESA 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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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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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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He who complains, sins.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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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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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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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