Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESThere is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
-
-
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Be who you are and do that well.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES -
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES