While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTo live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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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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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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During the night we must wait for the light.
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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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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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