Frases de Francisco de Sales

„O ruído faz pouco bem, o bem faz pouco ruído.“

„Tenha paciência com todas as coisas, mas principalmente tenha paciência consigo mesmo… A cada dia que se inicia, comece a tarefa de novo.“

„Os que procuram as mortifïcações voluntárias, caminham a pé sob o estandarte de Cristo. Aceitar, porém, as cruzes que Deus nos envia e pacientemente suportá-las, é andar a cavalo.“

„O que fazemos pelos outros sempre nos parece muito, o que para nós fazem os outros não nos parece nada.“

Quel che facciamo per gli altri ci sembra sempre molto, quel che per noi fanno gli altri ci pare nulla.
como citado in: Illustrissimi: lettere del patriarca - Página 21, Volume 1 de Collana Messaggero, Pope John Paul I - Messaggero, 1976, 350 páginas

„Acusamos os outros por coisas leves e nos desculpamos em grandes coisas.“

Accusiamo il prossimo per cose lievi, e scusiamo noi stessi in cose grandi.
como citado in: Illustrissimi: lettere del patriarca - Página 21, Volume 1 de Collana Messaggero, Pope John Paul I - Messaggero, 1976, 350 páginas

„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.“

Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, ch. 1, Pg. 3 (1880)

„A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.“

Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 373.

„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, to discuss it and wallow in the remembered pleasures of every mouthful. Those whose minds dwell before dinner on the spit, and after on the dishes, are fit only to be scullions.“

— Francis de Sales, livro Introduction to the Devout Life

Pt. 3, ch. 39
Introduction to the Devout Life (1609)

„Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men fear only them, they fear everyone.“

The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, ch. 7, sct. 3 (1952)
Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in L'esprit de Saint François de Sales, Part 3, ch. 5 http://books.google.com/books?id=XdDvTZWjR_sC&q=%22Ceux-l%C3%A0%22+%22qui+aiment+%C3%A0+se+faire+craindre+craignent+de+se+faire+aimer+et+eux-m%C3%AAmes+craignent+plus+que+tous+les+autres+car+les+autres+ne+craignent+qu'eux+mais+eux+craignent+tous+les+autres%22&pg=PA194#v=onepage (1650)

„Have patience with every one, but especially with yourself.“

Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, section "Upon Discouragement"

„The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving to the female of its choice, mating only every third year and then for no more than five days, and so secretly as never to be seen, until, on the sixth day, it appears and goes at once to wash its whole body in the river, unwilling to return to the herd until thus purified. Such good and modest habits are an example to husband and wife.“

— Francis de Sales, livro Introduction to the Devout Life

Introduction to the Devout Life (1609)

„There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love—every man works his oar voluntarily!“

Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, ch. 7, sct. 3 (1952)

„Because friendship is intercommunication of love, therefore where love is not mutual, there can be no friendship.“