To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
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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Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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He who complains, sins.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
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The whole world is not worth one soul.
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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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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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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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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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You learn to love by loving.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now 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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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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