Be who you are and do that well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESHave patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
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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.
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Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
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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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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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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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God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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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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There is nothing small in the service of God.
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