Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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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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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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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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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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