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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHumor is the foundation of reconciliation.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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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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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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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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