Saint Francis de Sales Quotes

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
Saint Francis de Sales

Friendship, Made, Friends

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, Everything, Whole

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
Saint Francis de Sales

Patience, Yourself

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
Saint Francis de Sales

Strength, Strong, Nothing

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, Help

Be who you are and be that well.
Saint Francis de Sales

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
Saint Francis de Sales

Try, Wish, Perfectly

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
Saint Francis de Sales

Time, Try, Break

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
Saint Francis de Sales

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
Saint Francis de Sales

Broken, Again, Off

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
Saint Francis de Sales

True, Progress, Along

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, Person

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.
Saint Francis de Sales

Love, Fear, Loved

There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily!
Saint Francis de Sales

Love, Works, Divine

There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
Saint Francis de Sales

Anger, Angry, Thought

While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
Saint Francis de Sales

Busy, While, Greater

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
Saint Francis de Sales

Reputation, Virtue, Rarely

A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
Saint Francis de Sales

Good, Nothing, Quick

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Clergyman

Born: August 21, 1567

Died: December 28, 1622

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