He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIn everything, love simplicity.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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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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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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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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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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In everything, love simplicity.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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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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