Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDo not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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