Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWe may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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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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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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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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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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