I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed. — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Obedience is a consecration of the heart, chastity of the body, and poverty of all worldly goods to the Love and Service… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls,… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
I see crosses at every turn. My flesh shudders over it, but my heart adores them. Yes, I hail you, crosses little… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Retire at various times into the solitude of your own heart, even while outwardly engaged in discussions or transactions with others, and… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
How are you to meet the swarm of foolish attachments, triflings, and undesirable inclinations which beset you? By turning sharply away, and… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
In no other action can our Savior be considered more tender or more loving than in this, in which He, as it… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
One great remedy against all manner of temptation, great or small, is to open the heart and lay bare its suggestion, likings,… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself...If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently... And even if you did nothing during… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Many great persons have been of opinion that love is no other thing than complacency itself, in which they have had much… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Frequent not the company of immodest persons, especially if they be also impudent, as is generally the case; ...these corrupted souls and… — 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
