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Quotes from Saint Francis de Sales

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
The Devil doesn't fear austerity but holy obedience.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Friendship requires great communication.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
~ Saint Francis de Sales
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
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 by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
~ Saint Francis de Sales