About Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; Arpitan: Francês de Sâles; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Catholic prelate from Savoy who served as Bishop of Geneva from 1602 to 1622. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to...
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[M]aybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn't perfection but progress.
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
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I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.
Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always.
I refused to lose my heart to someone who was incapable of giving me his.
—Helen Hardt in Craving
The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.
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