Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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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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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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