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Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.

Francis of Assisi

Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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Evil Wicked Wisdom
We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God’s sake.
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Desire God Human Servant
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
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
It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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Appearance Face God Service
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; of You, Most High, he bears the likeness.
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Beautiful God Himself Light Nature Praise
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
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Compassionate Deal God Man
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 charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
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Charity Fear Temptation
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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God Hate Love Myself Peace
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
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
Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.
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Act Darkness Glory Greatness Light Mindset Prayer Will
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Greatness Identity King

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