There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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He who complains, sins.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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