Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESNothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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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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He who complains, sins.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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