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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESFlowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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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 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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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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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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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You learn to love by loving.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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He who complains, sins.
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