Saint Francis de Sales Quotes About Gentleness

• Nada es tan fuerte como la dulzura, nada tan suave como la verdadera fuerza.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Inspiración, Fuerza, Inspiración

• We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence; but gentleness, temperance, modesty, and humility, are graces which ought to colour everything we do. There may be virtues of a more exalted mould, but... these are the most continually called for in daily life.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Humility, Exercise, Opportunity

  Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.177, Catholic Way Publishing

• When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Encouragement, Trying, Encounters

  Saint Francis (de Sales) (1953). “Spiritual maxims”

• If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Humility, Pride, Proud

  Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.208, Catholic Way Publishing

• Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Hypocrite, Severity, Gentleness

• If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Caída, Rendimiento, Mente

• He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.

  San Francisco de Sales

  Pain, Almost Perfect, Worry

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