“One great remedy against all manner of temptation, great or small, is to open the heart and lay bare its suggestion, likings, and dislikings before some spiritual adviser; for, . . . the first condition which the Evil One makes with a soul, when he wants to entrap it, is silence.” WantFirstsHeartSoulSpiritualEvilSilenceConditionsLaysTemptationRemedySuggestionsAdviser Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.” WorldNeedsMaySoulProblemAgeParticularConcernedAspirationRemedyRequirementsCentreAfflictionPresent DayDeliberationBahaBaha I Author:Bahá'u'lláh
“If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.” IfsHeartLittlesTwoSoulEyeSufferingRemedyWoundedInjuredWounded HeartTouching The Heart Author:Pythagoras
“Conversation as talent exists only in France. In other countries, conversation provides politeness, discussion, and friendship; in France, it is an art for which imagination and soul are certainly very welcome, but which can also provide its own secret remedies to compensate you for the absence of either or both, if you so desire.” IfsArtSoulCountryDesireImaginationSecretTalentConversationAbsenceWelcomeFranceDiscussionRemedyOther CountriesPolitenessEither Or Author:Madame de Stael