What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESEvery morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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He who complains, sins.
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Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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Be who you are and do that well.
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Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
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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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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
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