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He who stays not in his littleness, loses his greatness.
Saint Francis de Sales
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Saint Francis de Sales
Age: 55 †
Born: 1567
Born: August 26
Died: 1622
Died: December 28
Catholic Priest
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Chateau de Thorens
Saint Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Sales
Bishop of Geneva
Francçois de Sales
François de Salfes
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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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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
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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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