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 not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Do not scrutinize so closely whether you are doing much or little, ill or well, so long as what you do is… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Don't sow your desires in someone else's garden; just cultivate your own as best you can; don't long to be other than… — 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
Let us be what God likes, so long as we are His, and let us not be what we want to be,… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while… — 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
