Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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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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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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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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