It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESBy turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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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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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
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What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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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.
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Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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