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.
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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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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