--- title: "4 Bees Quotes By Saint Francis de Sales" description: "4 Bees quotes by Saint Francis de Sales. Plus more from Saint Francis de Sales and more Bees sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/saint-francis-de-sales-2108_beehives_lately-i-was-near-the-beehives-and-some_367665.png" --- > [Lately I was near the beehives and some of the bees flew onto my face. I wanted to raise my hand, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/lately-i-was-near-the-beehives-and-some-of-the-bees-flew-onto-my-face/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/saint-francis-de-sales-2108_beehives_lately-i-was-near-the-beehives-and-some_367665.png) > [You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/you-can-attract-more-bees-with-a-spoonful-of-sugar-than-a-cupful-of/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/saint-francis-de-sales-2108_bees_you-can-attract-more-bees-with-a-spoonfu_2114314.png) > [When the bee has gathered the dew of heaven and the earth's sweetest nectar from the flowers, it turns it into honey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/when-the-bee-has-gathered-the-dew-of-heaven-and-the-earth-s-sweetest/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/saint-francis-de-sales-2108_altars_when-the-bee-has-gathered-the-dew-of-hea_2251736.jpg) > [O my child, bethink you that just as the bee, having gathered heaven's dew and earth's sweetest juices from amid the flowers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/o-my-child-bethink-you-that-just-as-the-bee-having-gathered-heaven-s/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/saint-francis-de-sales-2108_altars_o-my-child-bethink-you-that-just-as-the_2729874.jpg) ## Other authors on Bees - 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[Matshona Dhliwayo 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bees/matshona-dhliwayo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marcus-aurelius-63282.jpg) Marcus Aurelius 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bees/marcus-aurelius/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bees/henry-david-thoreau/) ## More by Saint Francis de Sales > [Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/flowers-often-grow-more-beautifully-on-dung-hills-than-in-gardens/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [Friendship requires great communication.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/friendship-requires-great-communication/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/the-thoughts-of-those-moved-by-natural-human-love-are-almost/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/it-matters-little-how-one-begins-provided-that-he-be-resolved-to-go/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men fear only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/those-who-love-to-be-feared-fear-to-be-loved-and-they-themselves-are/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/go-to-your-confessor-open-your-heart-to-him-display-to-him-all-the/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/it-is-better-to-remain-silent-than-to-speak-the-truth-ill-humoredly/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/friendships-begun-in-this-world-will-be-taken-up-again-never-to-be/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/and-when-children-begin-to-use-their-reason-fathers-and-mothers/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [Pride dies 20 minutes after death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/pride-dies-20-minutes-after-death/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/to-be-pleased-at-correction-and-reproofs-shows-that-one-loves-the/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/if-you-would-fall-into-any-extreme-let-it-be-on-the-side-of/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/one-single-act-done-with-aridity-of-spirit-is-worth-more-than-many/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/all-of-us-can-attain-to-christian-virtue-and-holiness-no-matter-in/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) > [We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-francis-de-sales/we-must-visit-jesus-in-the-blessed-sacrament-a-hundred-thousand-times/) [Saint Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-francis-de-sales/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bees/saint-francis-de-sales/#itemlist", "name": "4 Bees Quotes By Saint Francis de Sales", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lately I was near the beehives and some of the bees flew onto my face. 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