Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESCook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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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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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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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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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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