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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.

Francis of Assisi

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Choice Love Myself Seek
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.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Beg Glory Myself Poor Poverty Sun
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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

Evil Wicked Wisdom
It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Appearance Face God Service
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Carry Charity Deserve Generosity Lose Man Material Reward World
Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Humility Man Pride Religious World
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Death Mortal Religious Sin
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
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.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Beautiful God Himself Light Nature Praise
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
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

Compassionate Deal God Man
Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Beautiful Brother Fire God Light Play Praise Strong
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Enough Light Power Shadow Sun

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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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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