Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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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He who complains, sins.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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