Saint Francis de Sales Quotes - Page 6

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• He who stays not in his littleness, loses his greatness.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Christian, Greatness, Christian Inspirational

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• It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or worse to dwell on it afterwards, to discuss it and wallow in the remembered pleasures of every mouthful. Those whose minds dwell before dinner on the spit, and after on the dishes, are fit only to be scullions.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Time, Mean, Mind

  "Introduction to the Devout Life". Book by Saint Francis de Sales, Pt. 3, ch. 39, 1609.

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• During the night we must wait for the light.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Night, Light, Waiting

  Saint Francis (de Sales), St. Francis de Sales, Allan Ross (2009). “Introduction to the Devout Life”, p.248, Courier Corporation

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• Naturally we all have an inclination to command, and a great aversion to obey; and yet it is certain that it is more for our good to obey than to command; hence perfect souls have always had a great affection for obedience, and have found all their joy and comfort in it.

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  Perfect, Joy, Soul

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• The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural, true, and sincere way, without murmuring, complaining, or exaggerating them.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Men, Suffering, Desire

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• Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Running, Religious, Children

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• 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

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• Friendship requires great communication.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Friendship, Communication, Great Communication

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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.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Hard Work, Heart, Balance

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• Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of man is chastity, which is called honesty, and the observance of it, honor and also integrity; and its contrary is called corruption; in short, it has this peculiar excellence above the other virtues, that it preserves both soul and body fair and unspotted.

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  Beautiful, Honesty, Integrity

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• There are many who say to the Lord, "I give myself wholly to Thee, without any reserve," but there are few who embrace the practice of this abandonment, which consists in receiving with a certain indifference every sort of event, as it happens in conformity with Divine Providence, as well afflictions as consolations, contempt and reproaches as honor and glory.

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  Practice, Giving, Honor

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• Obedience is a consecration of the heart, chastity of the body, and poverty of all worldly goods to the Love and Service of God. Blessed indeed are the obedient, for God will never permit them to go astray.

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  Blessed, Heart, Body

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• If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.

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  Humility, Sacrifice, Effort

  Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “Letters to Persons in the World”, p.39, Aeterna Press

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• Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, yet in certain circumstances it can prove dangerous, as when through excess the soul is made sick with venial sin, or through the violation and perversion of its primary end, killed by mortal sin; such perversion, detestable in proportion to its departure from the true order, being always mortal sin, for it is never lawful to exclude the primary end of marriage which is the procreation of children.

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  Sex, Children, Order

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• Frequent not the company of immodest persons, especially if they be also impudent, as is generally the case; ...these corrupted souls and infected hearts scarcely speak to any, either of the same or a different sex, without causing them to fall in some degree from purity; they have poison in their eyes and in their breath, like basilisks. On the contrary, keep company with the chaste and virtuous; often meditate upon and read holy things; for the word of God is chaste, and makes those also chaste that delight in it.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Sex, Fall, Eye

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• Provided that God be glorified, we must not care by whom.

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  Humility, Care

  Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Spiritual Conferences”, p.143, Catholic Way Publishing

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

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  Love, Men, Charity

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

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• While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

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  Littles, Little Things, Busy

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• True humility scarcely ever utters words of humility.

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  Humility, Catholic, True Humility

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• We are sometimes so busy being good angels that we neglect to be good men and women.

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  Angel, Men, Good Man

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• Do not scrutinize so closely whether you are doing much or little, ill or well, so long as what you do is not sinful and that you are heartily seeking to do everything for God. Try as far as you can to do everything well, but when it is done, do not think about it. Try, rather, to think of what is to be done next. Go on simply in the Lord's way, and do not torment yourself. We ought to hate our faults, but with a quiet, calm hatred; not pettishly and anxiously.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Hate, Thinking, Long

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• Humility makes our lives acceptable to God, meekness makes us acceptable to men.

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  Humility, Men, Meekness

  Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “Introduction to the Devout Life”, p.183, Catholic Way Publishing

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• The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Food, Cooking, Healthy

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• I recommend to you holy simplicity.

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  Simple, Simplicity, Holy

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

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• Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Past, Saint

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