Quotes by : Francis of Assisi

And St. Francis said: 'My dear son, be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in....

A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love,Where there is injury,....

Start by doing what's necessary then do what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

And St. Francis added: "My dear and beloved Brother, the treasure of blessed poverty is so very precious....

Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.

Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through....

Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward....

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

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