Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESEvery Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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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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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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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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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