23 Quotations by St. Francis De Sales
- 1. A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
- 2. Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean, do not be disheartened by your imperf ...
- 3. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
- 4. Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
- 5. Do not wish to be anything but what you are.
- 6. Friendship requires great communication.
- 7. Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
- 8. God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do, rather than the most ardent ...
- 9. Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in consi ...
- 10. If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tender ...
- 11. It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal time ...
- 12. Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantl ...
- 13. Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, ...
- 14. Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as real strength.
- 15. The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellen ...
- 16. There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love -- every man works his oar voluntarily ...
- 17. There is no annoyance as great as the annoyance that is made up of many trifling but continuous worr ...
- 18. There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
- 19. Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for w ...
- 20. True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of v ...
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