More from Francis de Sales

  1. Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.
  2. Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
  3. Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, yet in certain circumstances it can pro…
  4. The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly …
  5. 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, t…
  6. Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you.... Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of …
  7. The damned are in the abyss of Hell, as within a woeful city, where they suffer unspeakable torments, in all their senses and members, beca…
  8. There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love-every man works his oar voluntarily!

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