Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESCook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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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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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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 do that well.
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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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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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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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He who complains, sins.
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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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In everything, love simplicity.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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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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