Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBe patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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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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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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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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Friendship requires great communication.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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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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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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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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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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