Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESWhen you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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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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Be who you are and be that well.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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You learn to love by loving.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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