Be who you are and be that well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHalf an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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He who complains, sins.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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