During the night we must wait for the light.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIn everything, love simplicity.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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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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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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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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