Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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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There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.
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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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He who complains, sins.
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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
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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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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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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Be who you are and do that well.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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