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Saint Francis de Sales has 154 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you…
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Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of…
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these…
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Faith fills a man with love for the beauty of its truth, with faith in the truth of its beauty
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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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...There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again...
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men…
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It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or…
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The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and…
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Whenever a single definite object is made the supreme end of the State, be it the advantage of a class, the safety…
— Lord Acton
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Anxiety is not fear, being afraid of this or that definite object, but the uncanny feeling of being afraid of nothing at…
— William Barrett
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Fear, as opposed to anxiety, has a definite object, which can be faced, analyzed, attacked, endured... anxiety has no object, or rather,…
— Paul Tillich
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I do not speak carelessly or recklessly but with a definite object of helping the people, especially those of my race, to…
— Marcus Garvey
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True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which…
— Saint Francis de Sales
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Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside…
— Leo Tolstoy
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It is awfully hard work doing nothing. However, I don't mind hard work where there is no definite object of any kind.…
— Oscar Wilde
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