The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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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Be who you are and do that well.
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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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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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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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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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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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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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During the night we must wait for the light.
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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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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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Be who you are and be that well.
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