It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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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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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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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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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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During the night we must wait for the light.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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