Quotes by St. Francis de Sales

“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowin...”

“The slow pace of our perfection has to be borne with patience, provided that on our part we always do whatever we can to continue advancing.”

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”

“Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.”

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly.”

“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 ...”

“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying not What a lovely sermon but I will do something!”

“While I am busy with little things I am not required to do greater things.”

“There is a wide difference between having poison and being poisoned. All apothecaries have poisons ready for special uses, but they are not consequently poisoned, because the poison is only in thei...”

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly.”

“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.”

“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying not What a lovely sermon but I will do something!”

“While I am busy with little things I am not required to do greater things.”