One rarely does well what one rarely does.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESGod takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
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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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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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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.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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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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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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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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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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