Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHe who complains, sins.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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He who complains, sins.
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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