Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhere there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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