Lately I was near the beehives and some of the bees flew onto my face. I wanted to raise my hand, and brush them off. 'No,' said a peasant to me, 'do not be afraid, and do not touch them. They will not sting you at all, if you touch them they will bite you.' I trusted him; not one bit me. Trust me; do not fear these temptations. Do not touch them; they will not hurt you.
Francis de SalesWe must unceasingly ask for [perseverance] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting the sacraments, association with good companions, and hearing and reading Holy Scripture.
Francis de SalesTags: patience perseverance
He would never exhort the faithful to persevere if he were not ready to give them the power to do so.
Francis de SalesTags: patience perseverance
Little deeds that proceed from charity please God and have their place among meritorious acts.
Francis de SalesIf after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.
Francis de SalesTags: humility
The King of Glory does not reward His servants according to the dignity of their office, but according to the humility and love with which they have exercised it.
Francis de SalesA man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.
Francis de SalesLet us make our way through these low valleys of the humble and little virtues. We shall see in them the roses amid the thorns, charity that shows its beauty among interior and exterior afflictions, the lilies of purity.
Francis de SalesHumility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.
Francis de SalesTags: humility
Certainly all virtues are very dear to God, but humility pleases Him above all the others, and it seems that He can refuse it nothing.
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