We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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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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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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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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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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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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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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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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He who complains, sins.
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We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
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