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FEAR

 

We must fear God through love, not love Him through fear. (The Spirit of St. François de Sales, I, 16)

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We are not drawn to God by iron chains, but by sweet attractions and holy Inspirations. (Treatise on the Love of God, Book 2, Chapter 12)

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Love virtue rather than fear sin. (The Spirit of St. François de Sales, XIX, 1)

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Fear is a greater evil than the evil itself. (Letters to Persons in the World, VI, 12)

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We must not fear fear. (Letters to Persons in the World, IV, 13)

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Have no fear: He who has given you the will, He will give you the accomplish­ing. (Letters to Persons in Religion, IV, 21)

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There is a great difference between the buzzing of a bee and its sting. (The Spirit of St. François de Sales, VIII, 8)

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Let the waves growl and roar all round about your back, but fear not, for God is there. (Letters to Persons in Religion, I, 10)

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Our enemy is a great clatterer, do not trouble yourself at all about him; he cannot hurt you. (Letters to Persons in the World, III, 7)

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Why do you put yourself in trouble? God is good; He sees very well what you are. (Letters to Persons in Religion, III, 16)

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Let the wind blow, and think not that the rustling of the leaves is the clash of arms. (Letters to Persons in the World, VI, 6)

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It is not good to walk on tiptoe, either in mind or in body, for if we stumble, the tall is all the worse. (Letters to Persons in the World, I, 3)

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Those who love to be feared, fear to be loved. (The Spirit of St. François de Sales, VII, 3)

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Let the world turn upside down, let everything be in darkness, in smoke, in uproar—God is with us. (Letters to Persons in the World, VI, 12)

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The good angels are around you like a company of sentinels on guard. (Letters to Persons in Religion, IV, 14)

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It will be quite enough to receive the evils which come upon us from time to time, without anticipating them by the imagination. (Letters to Persons in Religion, IV, 14)

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