Saint Francis de Sales

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#feared #love #loved #those #who

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

— Saint Francis de Sales

#divine love #every #every man #his #love

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#rarely #reputation #virtue

There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#angry #his #man #never #thought

While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#busy #greater #i #i am #little

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#adds #between #friends #made #new

A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#discourse #good #into #nothing #quick