Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco, was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionSaint
CountryItaly
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The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved, as to love.
use ifs
Go out and preach the gospel and if you must, use words.
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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
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God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to perform through us, He selected me- for God always chooses the weak and the absurd, and those who count for nothing.
jesus love-is light
Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to be spread.
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When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing - nothing.
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Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.
prayer trials patient
Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.
attitude giving possession
You cannot all abandon your possessions, but at least you can change your attitude about them. All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.
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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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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Preach the gospel wherever you can; when all else fails use words.