One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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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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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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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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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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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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He who complains, sins.
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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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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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