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Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.

Francis of Assisi

Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Evil Wicked Wisdom
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
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Greatness Identity King
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Forgiveness Injury Kindness
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
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Father willed that his blessed and glorious Son, whom he gave to us and who was born for us, should through his own blood offer himself as a sacrificial victim on the altar of the cross. This was to be done not for himself through whom all things were made, but for our sins.
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Blessing Born Father Glory Ourselves Sacrifice Sin Son Victim Willing
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom

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