Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
We can never attain to perfection while we have an affection for any imperfection. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
People can pass thirty nights in dancing and no one complains about it, but if they watch through a single Christmas night… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
The declared enemies of God and His Church, heretics and schismatics, must be criticized as much as possible, as long as truth… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Do everything calmly and peacefully. Do as much as you can as well as you can. Strive to see God in all… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it,… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men fear only… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God.… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share
