Francis De Sales Quotes
Top 44 wise famous quotes and sayings by Francis De Sales
Francis De Sales Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself ... do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
See, this divine lover is at the gate. He does not merely knock, but He remains there knocking. He calls to the soul.
Do not become upset when difficulty comes your way. Laugh in its face and know that you are in the hands of God.
Be patient and one day you will be in Heaven, where there will be only peace and joy ... You will possess an enduring tranquility and rest.
It is a fact that people are always well aware of what is due them.
Unfortunately, they remain oblivious of what they owe to others.
Unfortunately, they remain oblivious of what they owe to others.
Certainly all virtues are very dear to God, but humility pleases Him above all the others, and it seems that He can refuse it nothing.
God desires from us more fidelity to the little things that he places in our power than ardor for great things that do not depend upon us.
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
When all shall fail us, then God will take care of us, and then all will not fail us since we shall have God.
Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.
We are crucified to the world, and the world must be as crucified to us. It esteems us as fools, let us esteem it as mad.
From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there.
Even as birds on the wing meet the air continually, we, let us go where we will, meet with that Presence always and everywhere.
He asks for your own heart. Give it such as it is ... Are we not aware that everything that is remitted into His divine hands is converted to good?
He would never exhort the faithful to persevere if he were not ready to give them the power to do so.
When human aid fails us, all is not wanting; for God takes over and takes care of us by His special Providence.
A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.