He who fails to reflect before acting, walks with his eyes shut and advances with danger. He also falls very often, because the eye of reflection does not enable him to see whither his footsteps lead.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
To do penance is to bewail the evil we have done, and to do no evil to bewail.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Each day is unique. There are cloudy days and sunny; wet days and dry; windy days and calm. The seasons roll by as day turns into night and night into day. This variety makes beauty. It’s the same way with your life. There are ups and downs; no two days, no two hours, are ever exactly alike.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
The children of this world are all separated one from another because their hearts are in different places; but the children of God whose hearts are where their treasure is (see Lk 12:34) and who all have the same treasure – which is the same God – are consequently always bound and united together.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Our night is as brilliant as our day when God is in our hearts, and our day is night when God is absent from us.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
