"Fear is a greater evil than evil itself." — Saint Francis de Sales

"Fear is a greater evil than evil itself."

— Saint Francis de Sales

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154 Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

Saint Francis de Sales has 154 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just…
Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by…
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had…
Faith fills a man with love for the beauty of its truth, with faith in the truth of its beauty
...There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again...
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas…
It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal…
The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is…
Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well…

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Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite… — Hannah Arendt
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. — Aristotle
No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. — Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil… — Aristotle
The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to… — Chester A. Arthur
Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings! — Mackenzie Astin
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good. — Wystan Hugh Auden
The greatest evil is physical pain. — Saint Augustine
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he… — Saint Augustine
God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. — Saint Augustine

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