“The acts of daily forbearance, the headache, or toothache, or heavy cold; the tiresome peculiarities of husband or wife, the broken glass...all of these sufferings, small as they are, if accepted lovingly, are most pleasing to God's Goodness.” SufferingPatience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“Oppose vigorously any tendency to sadness ... You must persevere. By means of sorrow the enemy tries to make us weary of good works, but if he sees that we don't give them up and that being done in spite of his opposition they have become very meritorious, he will stop troubling us.” Patience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“He would never exhort the faithful to persevere if he were not ready to give them the power to do so.” PatiencePerseverance Author:St. Francis de Sales
“He will unfailingly be pleased with our patience and take note of our diligence and perseverance.” GodPatiencePerseveranceDiligence Author:St. Francis de Sales
“If we walk steadily and faithfully...God will lift us up to greater things.” Patience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“We 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.” PatiencePerseverance Author:St. Francis de Sales
“Be patient and one day you will be in Heaven, where there will be only peace and joy ... You will possess an enduring tranquility and rest.” PatienceRest Author:St. Francis de Sales
“He enables [his children] to walk before him; he holds their hand in difficulties; he himself carries them along in hardships that he sees as being otherwise unbearable to them.” SufferingPatience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“Everybody finds themselves sometimes deficient in what they need, and put to inconvenience ... the richest people may easily be without something they want, and that is practically to suffer poverty. Accept such occurrences cheerfully, rejoice in them, bear them willingly.” Patience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“Take patiently the petty annoyances, the trifling discomforts, the unimportant losses which come upon all of us daily; for by means of these little matters, lovingly and freely accepted, you will give Him your whole heart, and win His.” Patience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“God's favor floats as it were over all this and finds joy in turning all those miseries to the greater profit of those who love Him. From toil He makes patience spring forth.” Patience Author:St. Francis de Sales
“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.” GodHumilityVirtues Author:St. Francis de Sales
“Let 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.” HumilityCharityPurity Author:St. Francis de Sales
“A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.” HumilityHonor Author:St. Francis de Sales
“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.” LoveGodHumility Author:St. Francis de Sales
“Little deeds that proceed from charity please God and have their place among meritorious acts.” GodHumilityCharity Author:St. Francis de Sales
“How do you love yourself? Is it a love which concerns this life chiefly? Is so, you will desire to abide here forever, and you will diligently seek your worldly establishment - but if the love you bear yourself has a heavenward tendency, you will long or, at all events, you will be ready to go hence whenever it may please our Lord.” Love Of Self Author:St. Francis de Sales