When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESOne single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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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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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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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little 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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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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