It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
FRANCIS OF ASSISIPraised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.
More Francis of Assisi Quotes
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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
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For it is in giving that we receive.
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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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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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Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
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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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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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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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I am the herald of the Great King.
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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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Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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