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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESIt is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Friendship requires great communication.
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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
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Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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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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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
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Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
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He who complains, sins.
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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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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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