Francis de Sales
French bishop, spiritual writer and Doctor of the Church, 1567-1622
9 quotes.
Quotes by Francis de Sales
- A notable literary man has said that a good way to learn is to study, a better to listen, and the best to teach.
- Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity.
- Have patience with all things but first of all with yourself.
- It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humouredly, and so spoiling an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
- 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. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?
- Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as real strength.
- We accuse our neighbours for minor things, and excuse ourselves for major ones.
- What we do for others always seems like a lot, what others do for us seems like nothing.
- You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working ; and just so you learn to love God and man by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.