God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do, rather than the most ardent aspiration to things to which we are not called. Saint Francis de Sales More Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales More Quotes From Saint Francis de Sales One rarely does well what one rarely does. Saint Francis de Sales wellsdoe To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit. Saint Francis de Sales spirit Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day. Saint Francis de Sales catholicsoulmorning Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself. Saint Francis de Sales patient-personpatienceinspirational There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again. Saint Francis de Sales spirituallifemean A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity. Saint Francis de Sales charitysilence-issilence A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard. Saint Francis de Sales soulheartmemories Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul? Saint Francis de Sales inwardsoulspirit When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. Saint Francis de Sales encountersencouragementtrying It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially. Saint Francis de Sales our-lovesaintneeds The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who show themselves unfriendly, ungrateful, and troublesome to us. Saint Francis de Sales ungratefuldegreestaste God is present everywhere, and every person is His work. Saint Francis de Sales despisedworkmenpersons All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be. Saint Francis de Sales holinesssaintchristian Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease. Saint Francis de Sales healingletting-goheart Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray. Saint Francis de Sales prayerheartthinking You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar. Saint Francis de Sales generositysugarkindness Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great. Saint Francis de Sales upliftingsuccessinspirational We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence; but gentleness, temperance, modesty, and humility, are graces which ought to colour everything we do. There may be virtues of a more exalted mould, but... these are the most continually called for in daily life. Saint Francis de Sales humilityexerciseopportunity Humor is the foundation of reconciliation. Saint Francis de Sales reconciliationtheologianfoundation Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales upsetspiritualpeace
