Author: Saint Francis de Sales

Quotes

To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.

To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.

- Saint Francis de Sales

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.

- Saint Francis de Sales

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

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

- Saint Francis de Sales

Retire at various times into the solitude of your own heart, even while outwardly engaged in discussions or transactions with others, and talk to God.

Retire at various times into the solitude of your own heart, even while outwardly engaged in discussions or transactions with others, and talk to God.

- Saint Francis de Sales

So many have come to me that I might serve them, leaving me no time to think of myself. However, I assure you that I do feel deep down within me, God be praised.

So many have come to me that I might serve them, leaving me no time to think of myself. However, I assure you that I do feel deep down within me, God be praised.

- Saint Francis de Sales

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

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

- Saint Francis de Sales

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.

- Saint Francis de Sales

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

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

- Saint Francis de Sales

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.

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

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