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

Quote by Saint Francis De Sales

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

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

There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works...

There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works...

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

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

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

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

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not...

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not...

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you¦. Often invoke them,...

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you¦. Often invoke them,...

Be who you are and be that well.

Be who you are and be that well.

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

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

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to...

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to...

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

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

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

A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the...

A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the...

While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them,...

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them,...

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to...

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to...

We all should choose our friends carefully. I used to think that no one could...

We all should choose our friends carefully. I used to think that no one could...

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly...

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly...