It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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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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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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