Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTrue progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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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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