Men Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

9 Men quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

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Saint Francis de Sales presents nine brief, spiritual insights on men, rooted in his gentle, contemplative tradition. The lines offer a calm, reflective perspective on masculine virtues.

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We are sometimes so busy being good angels that we neglect to be good men and women.

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Faith fills a man with love for the beauty of its truth, with faith in the truth of its beauty

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To love our neighbor in charity is to love God in man.

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Humility makes our lives acceptable to God, meekness makes us acceptable to men.

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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

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Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man.

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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men…

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Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now…

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There are many who want me to tell them of secret ways of becoming perfect and I can only tell them that…

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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.

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Friendship requires great communication.

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The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it,…

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It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.

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Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will…

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It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

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And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God.…

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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.

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To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected…

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If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists…

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One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.

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All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our…

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We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day.

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