Saint Francis de Sales Quotes:
Ocupation: Bishop of Geneva
Life: August 16, 1567 - December 28, 1622
Birthday: August 16
Death: December 28
Without a doubt, one of the things which keeps us from attaining perfection is our tongue. When one has reached the point of no longer committing faults in speech, he has surely reached perfection, as was said by the Holy Spirit. The worst defect in talking is talking too much. Hence, in speech be brief and virtuous, brief and gentle, brief and simple, brief and charitable, brief and amiable.
topic: Simple, Attachment, Talking, Talking Too Much
