It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts. — Saint Francis de Sales
We are sometimes so busy being good angels that we neglect to be good men and women. — Saint Francis de Sales
We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, — Saint Francis de Sales
Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable — Saint Francis de Sales
Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God. — Saint Francis de Sales
We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day. — Saint Francis de Sales
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily. — Saint Francis de Sales
The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating — Saint Francis de Sales
The highest point of humility consists in not merely acknowledging one’s abjection, — Saint Francis de Sales