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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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He who complains, sins.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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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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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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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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