František Saleský citáty

„Gram dobrého příkladu váží více než cent dobrých slov.“

„Když nevíme, o co máme prosit Ježíše, prosme o Jeho Ducha, neboť ten je životem naší duše.“

„Náboženské zanícení neničí osobnost, ale zdokonaluje ji.“

Zdroj: [Ravik, Slavomír, 2006, O světcích a patonech, Levné knihy, 1., 236, 978-80-7309.343-X]

„Na jednu kapku medu se chytí víc much než na celý sud octa.“

„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, kniha 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, kniha 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.“