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?
ST FRANCIS DE SALESLet 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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He who complains, sins.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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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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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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Be who you are and be that well.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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