We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESDoing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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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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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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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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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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You learn to love by loving.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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