We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGreat occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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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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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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He who complains, sins.
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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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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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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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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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