“Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, not even if your whole world seems upset. If you find that you have wandered away from the shelter of God, lead your heart back to Him quietly and simply.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“We must unceasingly ask for [perseverance] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“How do you love yourself? Is it a love which concerns this life chiefly? Is so, you will desire to abide here forever, and… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“The body is poisoned through the mouth, even so is the heart through the ear ... And even if we do mean no harm,… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“When any evil happens to you, apply whatever remedies you can and do this in a way agreeable to God, since to do otherwise… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“God did not bring you into the world because He had any need of you, useless as you are; but solely that He might… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“Frequently give up some of your property by giving it with a generous heart to the poor ... It is true that God will… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“Take patiently the petty annoyances, the trifling discomforts, the unimportant losses which come upon all of us daily; for by means of these little… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“To every man, however holy he may be, there always remains some imperfection, because he has been drawn from nothingness: so that we do… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“If we walk steadily and faithfully...God will lift us up to greater things.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“When we abandon all to Him, He takes a tender care of us, and His Providence for us is great or small according to… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
![“We must unceasingly ask for [perseverance] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting the sacraments, association with good companions, and hearing and reading Holy Scripture.” quote by St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68f/st-francis-de-sales-12228_patience_we-must-unceasingly-ask-for-perseverance_71119.jpg)
