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A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Saint Francis de Sales

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Saint Francis de Sales

Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

Saint Francis de Sales

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Saint Francis de Sales

Friendship requires great communication.

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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

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 them-every day begin the task anew.

Saint Francis de Sales

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

Saint Francis de Sales

He who complains, sins.

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Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.

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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Saint Francis de Sales

The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not What a lovely sermon, but, I will do something!

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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.

Saint Francis de Sales

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.