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 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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He who complains, sins.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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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.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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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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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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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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