Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales

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Bishop of Geneva and Catholic saint · 1567–1622

Bishop of Geneva and Catholic saint (1567–1622)

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Popular Quotes

“He who complains sins.”

“He who complains sins.”

“Friendship requires great communication.”

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are.”

“Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.”

“Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.”

Common Themes

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“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 ...”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Love Family Service

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Strong Real Nothing

“Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Yourself First Things

“Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Love Loved Who

“Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Imperfections Lose Own

“A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Friends New Tie

“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
World Calm Hurry

“There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
Man Thought Angry

“Have patience with all things but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them-every day begin the task anew.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
difficult days

“Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever even if your whole world seems upset.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
events

“A quarrel between friends when made up adds a new tie to friendship as ... the callosity formed 'round a broken bone makes it stronger than before.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
friendship

“Friendship requires great communication.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
friendship

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
right

“God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do rather than the most ardent aspiration to things to which we are not called.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
right

“He who complains sins.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
self pity

“Have patience with all things but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them-every day begin the task anew.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
difficult days

“Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever even if your whole world seems upset.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
events

“A quarrel between friends when made up adds a new tie to friendship as ... the callosity formed 'round a broken bone makes it stronger than before.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
friendship

“God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do rather than the most ardent aspiration to things to which we are not called.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
right

“He who complains sins.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
self pity