Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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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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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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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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