“Ought we not to love dearly the neighbor, who truly represents to us the sacred Person of our Master? And is this not one of the most powerful motives we could have for loving each other with an ardently burning… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“We must unceasingly ask for [perseverance] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“How do you love yourself? Is it a love which concerns this life chiefly? Is so, you will desire to abide here forever, and… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“The body is poisoned through the mouth, even so is the heart through the ear ... And even if we do mean no harm,… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“When any evil happens to you, apply whatever remedies you can and do this in a way agreeable to God, since to do otherwise… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“God did not bring you into the world because He had any need of you, useless as you are; but solely that He might… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“Frequently give up some of your property by giving it with a generous heart to the poor ... It is true that God will… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“Take patiently the petty annoyances, the trifling discomforts, the unimportant losses which come upon all of us daily; for by means of these little… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“To every man, however holy he may be, there always remains some imperfection, because he has been drawn from nothingness: so that we do… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“If we walk steadily and faithfully...God will lift us up to greater things.” — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“When we abandon all to Him, He takes a tender care of us, and His Providence for us is great or small according to… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“He enables [his children] to walk before him; he holds their hand in difficulties; he himself carries them along in hardships that he sees… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“There is a wide difference between having poison and being poisoned. All apothecaries have poisons ready for special uses, but they are not consequently… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
“When we find that we have been aroused to anger we must call for God's help like the apostles when they were tossed about… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share
