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Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.

Francis of Assisi

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
Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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Evil Wicked Wisdom
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
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
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
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
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Gift Grace Power
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
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Charity Fear Temptation
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
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
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.
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Bright Moon Nature Praise Stars
Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.
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Carry Charity Deserve Generosity Lose Man Material Reward World
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk

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