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> [“The body is poisoned through the mouth, even so is the heart through the ear ... And even if we do mean no harm, the Evil One means a great deal, and he will use those idle words as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/the-body-is-poisoned-through-the-mouth-even-so-is-the-heart-through/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

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## More by St. Francis de Sales

> [ “We must unceasingly ask for \[perseverance\] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/we-must-unceasingly-ask-for-perseverance-by-making-use-of-the-means/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“How do you love yourself? Is it a love which concerns this life chiefly? Is so, you will desire to abide here forever, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/how-do-you-love-yourself-is-it-a-love-which-concerns-this-life/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“The body is poisoned through the mouth, even so is the heart through the ear ... And even if we do mean no harm,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/the-body-is-poisoned-through-the-mouth-even-so-is-the-heart-through/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/grace-is-never-wanting-god-always-gives-sufficient-grace-to-whoever/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“When any evil happens to you, apply whatever remedies you can and do this in a way agreeable to God, since to do otherwise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/when-any-evil-happens-to-you-apply-whatever-remedies-you-can-and-do/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“God did not bring you into the world because He had any need of you, useless as you are; but solely that He might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/god-did-not-bring-you-into-the-world-because-he-had-any-need-of-you/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“Frequently give up some of your property by giving it with a generous heart to the poor ... It is true that God will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/frequently-give-up-some-of-your-property-by-giving-it-with-a-generous/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“Take patiently the petty annoyances, the trifling discomforts, the unimportant losses which come upon all of us daily; for by means of these little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/take-patiently-the-petty-annoyances-the-trifling-discomforts-the/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/from-the-heights-of-heaven-jesus-christ-mercifully-looks-down-upon/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“To every man, however holy he may be, there always remains some imperfection, because he has been drawn from nothingness: so that we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/to-every-man-however-holy-he-may-be-there-always-remains-some/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“If we walk steadily and faithfully...God will lift us up to greater things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/if-we-walk-steadily-and-faithfully-god-will-lift-us-up-to-greater/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“When we abandon all to Him, He takes a tender care of us, and His Providence for us is great or small according to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/when-we-abandon-all-to-him-he-takes-a-tender-care-of-us-and-his/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [ “He enables \[his children\] to walk before him; he holds their hand in difficulties; he himself carries them along in hardships that he sees… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/he-enables-his-children-to-walk-before-him-he-holds-their-hand-in/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“There is a wide difference between having poison and being poisoned. All apothecaries have poisons ready for special uses, but they are not consequently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/there-is-a-wide-difference-between-having-poison-and-being-poisoned/)

[St. Francis de Sales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-francis-de-sales/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-francis-de-sales/when-we-find-that-we-have-been-aroused-to-anger-we-must-call-for-god/)

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