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
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
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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off. — 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 of God.… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
