Be who you are and do that well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESYou 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.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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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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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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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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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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