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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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You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
— William Blake
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Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.
— Laozi
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Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers,…
— Paramahansa Yogananda
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Whatever a man seeks, honors, or exalts more than God, this is the god of idolatry.
— William Bernard Ullathorne
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much - make it greedy, miserable and sick.
— John Steinbeck
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We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness either enforced or voluntary.
— Agatha Christie
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We need not want what we are the middle of.
— James Bertolino
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Things that don't get better, get worse.
— Ellen Stern
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Anyone who isn't confused doesn't understand what's going on.
— Unknown Author
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The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it.
— Philip James Bailey
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Anything that exists is possible.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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A society whose principles are acquisition, profit, and property produces a social character oriented around having, and once the dominant pattern is…
— Erich Fromm
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