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Begin Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales
- 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…
- Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God.
- By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
- There are many who want me to tell them of secret ways of becoming perfect and I can only tell them that the sole secret…
- And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God. This…
- Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying…
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