One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES
ST FRANCIS DE SALES
St Francis De Sales on devotion
St Francis De Sales91 quotes“One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.”
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I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more.
Wendell BerryWendell Berry By unswerving devotion to Me, a man crosses over three Gunas – I am the Abode of Brahman, Eternal and Immutable, of everlasting Dharma and Absolute Bliss.
Chinmayananda SaraswatiChinmayananda Saraswati Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man’s enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
C. V. RamanC. V. Raman You who are in power have only the means that money produces – we who are in expectation, have those which devotion prompts.
Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.
James MadisonJames Madison Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
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