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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHe who complains, sins.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Friendship requires great communication.
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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.
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Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
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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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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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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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