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Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.

St Francis De Sales

There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Soft Strength Strong True
Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Command Forever God Moments Pregnant
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Forever God Life Yourself
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Bright Grace Ourselves
It 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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Beginning Better Life Right Spiritual
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Come Future Present Thinking
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angry Animal Sight
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Oneself Rare
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Angry Enemy Exception Ourselves Scream Soul
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Patience Yourself
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Contradict Difficult Gentle Time
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.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Attraction Choice Yourself
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Care Father God Misery Yourself
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Fools Himself Hold Man Wisdom
The whole world is not worth one soul.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES

Oneself Soul Value World Worth

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