Saint Francis de Sales Quotes About Charity

Quotes about: Charity

• Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Sweet, Charity, Taste

• A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Silence, Charity, Silence Is

  Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.27, Catholic Way Publishing

• All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real love of God, though not always of the same kind; for that Love one while shining on the soul we call grace, which makes us acceptable to His Divine Majesty; when it strengthens us to do well, it is called Charity; but when it attains its fullest perfection, in which it not only leads us to do well, but to act carefully, diligently, and promptly, then it is called Devotion.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Real, Perfection, Shining

• The declared enemies of God and His Church, heretics and schismatics, must be criticized as much as possible, as long as truth is not denied. It is a work of charity to shout: 'Here is the wolf!' when it enters the flock or anywhere else.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Powerful, Long, Catholic

• True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which having a definite object, would become infinite if it could meet with a heart capable of infinity.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Heart, Saint, Goes On

• In so far as divine love beautifies our souls. And makes us pleasing to His divine Majesty, it is called grace; in so far as it gives us strength to do good, it is called charity; but when it reaches such a degree of perfection, that it makes us not only do the good, but do so carefully, frequently and readily, then it is called devotion.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Love Is, Giving, Perfection

  Saint Francis (de Sales), St. Francis de Sales, Allan Ross (2009). “Introduction to the Devout Life”, p.38, Courier Corporation

• To love our neighbor in charity is to love God in man.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Love, Men, Charity

  Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “The Spiritual Maxims of Saint Francis de Sales”, p.12, Aeterna Press

• Charity and devotion differ no more, the one from the other, than the flame from the fire.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Fire, Flames, Charity

  Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.4278, Catholic Way Publishing

• When charity requires it we must freely and mildly communicate to our neighbor not only what is his instruction, but also what is profitable for his consolation.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Charity, Neighbor, Instruction

  Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “The Spiritual Maxims of Saint Francis de Sales”, p.13, Aeterna Press

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