If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.
ST FRANCIS DE SALESCook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
More St Francis De Sales Quotes
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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.
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Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made of it.
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Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God’s will.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
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Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.
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You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
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God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
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Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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You learn to love by loving.
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