You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to ru… - Francis de Sales

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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.

Francis de Sales

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About Francis de Sales

Saint Francis de Sales (French: Saint François de Sales) (21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was bishop of Geneva and a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, was an accomplished preacher, and wrote books on religious topics.

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Alternative Names: Saint Francis de Sales • St. Francis de Sales • Saint Francis of Sales • Bishop of Geneva • François de Sales • François de Salfes • St. Francis of Sales • Francis De Sales

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The damned are in the abyss of Hell, as within a woeful city, where they suffer unspeakable torments, in all their senses and members, because as they have employed all their senses and their members in sinning, so shall they suffer in each of them the punishment due to sin.

There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love—every man works his oar voluntarily!

Ceux-là qui aiment à se faire craindre, craignent de se faire aimer, et eux-mêmes craignent plus que tous les autres; car les autres ne craignent qu'eux, mais eux craignent tous les autres.

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. Al… - Francis de Sales

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