Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.
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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Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.
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You learn to love by loving.
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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
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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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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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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Friendship requires great communication.
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