One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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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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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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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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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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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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