Maxioms by François De Sales
A really patient servant of God is as ready to bear inglorious troubles as those which are honorable. A brave read more
A really patient servant of God is as ready to bear inglorious troubles as those which are honorable. A brave man can easily bear with contempt, slander, and false accusations from an evil world; but to bear such injustice at the hands of good men, of friends and relations, is a great test of patience.
Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622 Be patient, not only with respect to the read more
Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622 Be patient, not only with respect to the main trials which beset you, but also under the accidental and accessory annoyances which arise out of them. We often find people who imagine themselves ready to accept a trial in itself who are impatient of its consequences.
