God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTrue progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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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.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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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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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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.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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You learn to love by loving.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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