Doe Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

9 Doe quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

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Saint Francis de Sales shares nine brief thoughts on 'Doe,' each carrying his gentle, devotional tone. This compact collection serves as a quick entry point for those seeking his spiritual insight.

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He prays well who is so absorbed with God that he does not know he is praying.

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One rarely does well what one rarely does.

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Though perseverance does not come from our power, yet it comes within our power.

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Though perseverance does not come from our power, yet it comes from within our power.

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The merit of the cross does not consist in its heaviness, but in the manner in which we carry it. I would…

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If I want only pure water, what does it matter to me whether it be brought in a vase of gold or…

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The enemy often tries to make us attempt and start many projects so that we will be overwhelmed with too many tasks,…

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Many great persons have been of opinion that love is no other thing than complacency itself, in which they have had much…

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People can pass thirty nights in dancing and no one complains about it, but if they watch through a single Christmas night…

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Friendship requires great communication.

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The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it,…

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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.

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Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will…

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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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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

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And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God.…

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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.

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To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected…

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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists…

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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.

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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…

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We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day.

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