It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESTake care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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Friendship requires great communication.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
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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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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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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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