Saint Francis de Sales Quotes about Humility

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We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence; but gentleness, temperance, modesty, and humility, are graces which ought to colour everything we do. There may be

We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence; but gentleness, temperance, modesty, and humility, are graces which ought to colour everything we do. There may be virtues of a more exalted mould, but... these are the most continually called for in daily life.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Exercise, Opportunity

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.177, Catholic Way Publishing

Professions of humility are the very cream, the very essence of pride; the really humble person wishes to be, and not to appear so. Humility is timorous, and starts at her shadow; and so delicate that if she hears her name pronounced it endangers her existence.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humble, Humility, Pride

If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Pride, Proud

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.208, Catholic Way Publishing

The highest point of humility consists in not merely acknowledging one's abjection, but in taking pleasure therein, not from any want of breadth or courage, but to give the more glory to God's Divine Majesty, and to esteem one's neighbour more highly than one's self.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Self, Giving

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.200, Catholic Way Publishing

Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Men, Seeking

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]”, p.380, Catholic Way Publishing

Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give you with the utmost humility and simplicity. For God, Who has an infinite love for obedience, frequently renders profitable the counsels we take from others, but especially from those who are the guides of our souls.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Heart, Giving

If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Sacrifice, Effort

Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “Letters to Persons in the World”, p.39, Aeterna Press

Provided that God be glorified, we must not care by whom.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Care

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Spiritual Conferences”, p.143, Catholic Way Publishing

True humility scarcely ever utters words of humility.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Catholic, True Humility

Humility makes our lives acceptable to God, meekness makes us acceptable to men.

Saint Francis de Sales

Humility, Men, Meekness

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “Introduction to the Devout Life”, p.183, Catholic Way Publishing

Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call to mind Our Lady's journey into Egypt with her Holy Child, and of all the poverty, contempt and suffering they endured. If you follow their example you will indeed be rich amid your poverty.

Saint Francis de Sales

Children, Humility, Journey

Saint Francis de Sales, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “Introduction to the Devout Life”, p.211, Catholic Way Publishing