"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so……" — Saint Francis de Sales
"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."
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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.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just…
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Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by…
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All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had…
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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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Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
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...There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again...
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas…
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It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal…
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The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is…
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
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The greenhouse effect of carbon-dioxide emissions does produce gentle warming if it is not counteracted by unpredictable natural phenomena, but…
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Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous…
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No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better…
— Alan Alda
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Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the…
— Barbara Bush
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Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.
— Julia Cameron
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The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive…
— Nick Cave
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Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without…
— James Allen
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No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
— Frank A. Clark
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I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a…
— Grover Cleveland
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