Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHave patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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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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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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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.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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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.
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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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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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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
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The Lord delights in every little step you take.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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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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