Saint Francis de Sales Quotes

Saint Francis de Sales
Swiss Clergyman
Born: Aug 21, 1567
Died: Dec 28, 1622
Every God Love Man You Your
Related authors: Billy Graham Charles R. Swindoll Charles Spurgeon Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Pope Francis Thich Nhat Hanh
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself. Saint Francis de Sales
Patience Yourself First All Things First Of All Things
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales
Peace World Calm Lose Everything Hurry Spirit Seems Never Quietly Whatsoever Upset Anything Your Whole Even Inner Inner Peace
The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them. Saint Francis de Sales
Destruction Honey Way He Fresh Least Leaves Bee Just Them Such A Way Whole Found Damage Flowers
Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed. Saint Francis de Sales
Day You Half Busy Meditation Except Hour Essential Then Full Each Each Day Needed
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs. Saint Francis de Sales
Good Spiritual You Though Constantly Temporal Angels Invisible Invoke Make Always Praise Affairs Friends Often Them Use Your Help Who Assistance
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. Saint Francis de Sales
Time You Try Difficulties Bend Gentleness Encounter Contradictions Break Them
By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God. Saint Francis de Sales
God Soul Eyes Will Meditation Prayers Begin Turning Your Whole Filled Presence
Through devotion, your family cares become more peaceful, mutual love between husband and wife becomes more sincere, the service we owe to the prince more faithful, and our work, no matter what it is, becomes more pleasant and agreeable. Saint Francis de Sales
Work Love Service Family Husband And Wife Matter Wife Husband Faithful Become Cares Pleasant Our Mutual More Through Between Sincere Prince Devotion Becomes Owe Your Agreeable Peaceful
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work. Saint Francis de Sales
Work God Every Despised Everywhere Must Never Undervalue His Person Any Loves Should Workman Now Presence Present
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off. Saint Francis de Sales
Broken World Will Never Taken Off Up Friendships Begun Again
Retire at various times into the solitude of your own heart, even while outwardly engaged in discussions or transactions with others, and talk to God. Saint Francis de Sales
God Heart Solitude Own Others Various Retire Talk Times Discussions Transactions While Engaged Your Even
To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit. Saint Francis de Sales
Love Live Spirit According To Love
There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily! Saint Francis de Sales
Love Man Every Oar Divine Divine Love Voluntarily His Vessel Works Royal Every Man
The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it, and their mouths full of its praises. Saint Francis de Sales
Love Thoughts Natural Passion Those Almost Praises Hearts Mouths Human Moved Full Human Love Filled Fastened Beloved
A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick. Saint Francis de Sales
Good Nothing Without Discourse Quick Which Cutting

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