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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.

Francis of Assisi

Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty 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
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Forgiveness Injury Kindness
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Impossible Inspirational Motivational Necessary Possible Start Success Yourself
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
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, 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
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
For it is in giving that we receive.
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Generosity Kindness
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
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
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 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
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
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.
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Enemy Harm Yourself

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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