Francis de Sales - Heart Quotes

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It has been well said, that heart speaks to heart, whereas language only speaks to the ears.

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It has been said in vain, but heart speaks to heart, whereas language only speaks to the ears.

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It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts.

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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.

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How are you to meet the swarm of foolish attachments, triflings, and undesirable inclinations which beset you? By turning sharply away, and thoroughly renouncing such vanities, flying to the Saviour's Cross, and clasping His Crown of thorns to your heart, so that these little foxes may not spoil your vines. Beware of entering into any manner of treaty with the Enemy; do not delude yourself by listening to him while intending to reject him.

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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.

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Obedience is a consecration of the heart, chastity of the body, and poverty of all worldly goods to the Love and Service of God. Blessed indeed are the obedient, for God will never permit them to go astray.

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