Character Quote by St. Francis de Sales

“A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.” quote by St. Francis de Sales — Download Open image

““A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.””

St. Francis de Sales

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“Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.”

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“When any evil happens to you, apply whatever remedies you can and do this in a way agreeable to God, since to do otherwise is to tempt God. Having done this, wait with resignation for the results it may please God to send. If it is his will that the remedies overcome the evil, then humbly return him thanks. If…

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“God did not bring you into the world because He had any need of you, useless as you are; but solely that He might show forth His Goodness in you, giving you His Grace and Glory. and to this end He gave you understanding that you might know Him, memory that you might think of Him, a will that you…

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“Frequently give up some of your property by giving it with a generous heart to the poor ... It is true that God will…

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“Take patiently the petty annoyances, the trifling discomforts, the unimportant losses which come upon all of us daily; for by means of these little…

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“From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there.”

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“To every man, however holy he may be, there always remains some imperfection, because he has been drawn from nothingness: so that we do no injury to the saints when, in recounting their virtues, we relate their sins and defects; but, on the contrary, those who write their lives seem, for this reason, to do a great injury to making…

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“If we walk steadily and faithfully...God will lift us up to greater things.”

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