It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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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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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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.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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One rarely does well what one rarely does.
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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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During the night we must wait for the light.
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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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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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By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.
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You learn to love by loving.
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He who complains, sins.
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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