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It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.

Francis of Assisi

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
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Human Humble Purity Simplicity Wisdom
Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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Evil Wicked Wisdom
Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.
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Beautiful Brother Fire God Light Play Praise Strong
If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man’s conscience, although he do not obey it yet he shall not be dismissed.
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Himself Man Obedience
Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
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Humility Man Pride Religious World
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.
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Color Flower Government Nature Praise
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
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Beg Glory Myself Poor Poverty Sun
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
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Care Heart Lips Peace Yourself
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin

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