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St Francis De Sales

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Patience Yourself
Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

God Heart Prayer Yourself
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Himself Science Suffering
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Courage Heart Imperfection Patience Rise
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Fools Himself Hold Man Wisdom
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Day Morning Preparation Soul Tranquility
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Construction Fall Gentle Human Mindset Resistance Side Soft
During the night we must wait for the light.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Light Night Wait
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Better Charity Silence Truth
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

God Head Heart Memories Ourselves Repeat Word
For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Greatness Small Temptation Wolf
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Himself Person Presence Value Work
One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Devotion Life World Worth
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 SALES

Balance God Hard Heart Purity Willing Work

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