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Saint Francis De Sales Inspirational Quotes (119)

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It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts.
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When the bee has gathered the dew of heaven and the earth's sweetest nectar from the flowers, it turns it into honey, then hastens to its hive. In the same way, the priest, having taken from the altar the Son of God (who is as the dew from heaven, and true son of Mary, flower of our humanity), gives him to you as delicious food.
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We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God. If at times we are somewhat stunned by the tempest, never fear. Let us take breath, and go on afresh.
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When charity requires it we must freely and mildly communicate to our neighbor not only what is his instruction, but also what is profitable for his consolation.
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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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Professions of humility are the very cream, the very essence of pride the really humble person wishes to be, and not to appear so. Humility is timorous, and starts at her shadow and so delicate that if she hears her name pronounced it endangers her existence.
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We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence but gentleness, temperance, modesty, and humility, are graces which ought to colour everything we do. There may be virtues of a more exalted mould, but... these are the most continually called for in daily life.
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Many would be willing to have afflictions provided that they not be inconvenienced by them.
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If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.
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Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
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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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While extremely sensitive as to the slightest approach to slander, you must also guard against an extreme into which some people fall, who, in their desire to speak evil of no one, actually uphold and speak well of vice.
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A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
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Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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I recommend to you holy simplicity.
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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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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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The Devil doesn't fear austerity but holy obedience.
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The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit.
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A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
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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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