Francis De Assisi Quotes

Preach the Gospel, use words when necessary. ~ Francis Of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden when someone asked what he would do if he were suddenly to learn that he would die before sunset that very day. "I would finish hoeing my garden," he replied. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Preach the Gospels everyday & only if you have to ... use words. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Preach the Gospels everyday & only if you have to...use words. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Spread the Gospel. If necessary, use words. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Preach the Gospel, if necessary use words ~ Francis Of Assisi

Preach always. If necessary, use words. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Make me an instrument of thy peace. ~ Francis Of Assisi

A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work. ~ Francis Of Assisi

You wanderer on the path! There is no path, only wandering". ~ Francis Of Assisi

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. ~ Francis Of Assisi

You can show your love to others by not wishing that they should be better Christians. ~ Francis Of Assisi

There is no use in walking anywhere to preach if your walking isn't your preaching. ~ Francis Of Assisi

A man sins who wishes to receive more from his neighbor than he is himself willing to give to the Lord God. ~ Francis Of Assisi

The world is a great stage on which God displays his many wonders. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Go out and preach the gospel and if you must, use words. ~ Francis Of Assisi

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth. ~ Francis Of Assisi

You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end! ~ Francis Of Assisi

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Water is the mirror of nature. ~ Francis Of Assisi

We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer. ~ Francis Of Assisi

By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received
only what you have given. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success. ~ Oscar Wilde

Be praised, O my Lord by Brother Wind, By air and cloud and every clime To whom Thou givest sustenance unto their kind. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs. ~ Francis Of Assisi

195. "God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me a right faith, a sure hope, a perfect charity, sense and knowledge, so that I may carry out your holy command. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses. ~ Francis Of Assisi

What you are looking for is what is looking. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Woe to those who die in mortal sin! ~ Francis Of Assisi

Our actions are our own; their consequences belong to Heaven. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Three highballs, and I think I'm St. Francis of Assisi. ~ Dorothy Parker

It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch over
and protect the fragile world in which we live, and all its peoples. ~ Pope Francis

Where there is darkness, let there be light. ~ Francis Of Assisi

The journey is essential to the dream. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Preach the gospel wherever you can; when all else fails use words. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened. ~ Francis Of Assisi

When I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me. ~ Francis Of Assisi

I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone. ~ Francis Of Assisi

What we are looking for is what is looking. ~ Francis Of Assisi

You damned spirits! You can only do what the hand of God allows you to do. ~ Francis Of Assisi

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. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Don't change the world, change worlds. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Study always to have Joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us. ~ Francis Of Assisi

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

All things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man ... God wants us to help animals, if they need help. Every creature in distress has the same right to be protected. ~ Francis Of Assisi

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. ~ Francis Of Assisi

I am the herald of the Great King. ~ Francis Of Assisi

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission;to be of service to them whenever they requ ~ St Francis Of Assisi

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more. ~ Francis Of Assisi

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

Where there is injury let me sow pardon. ~ Francis Of Assisi

I beg you to show the greatest possible reverence and honor for the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things, whether on earth or in heaven, have been brought to peace and reconciled with Almighty God ~ Francis Of Assisi

Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears. ~ Francis Of Assisi

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. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer. ~ Francis Of Assisi

What could you do to a man who owns nothing? You can't starve a fasting man, you can't steal from someone who has no money, you can't ruin someone who hates prestige. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendours and bears likeness of you, Most High One. ~ Francis Of Assisi

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way. ~ Francis Of Assisi

A promise is a child of the understanding and the will; the understanding begets it, the will brings it forth. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Some people want to know why I wished to be called Francis. For me, Francis of Assisi is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation. ~ Pope Francis

The vocation of being a 'protector' [ ... ] means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book of Genesis tells us and as Saint Francis of Assisi showed us [ ... ] In the end, everything has been entrusted to our protection, and all of us are responsible for it. Be protectors of God's gifts! ~ Pope Francis

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

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. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of the priest. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Our hands imbibe like roots, so i place them on what is beautiful in this world. And I fold them in prayer, and they draw from the heavens light ~ Francis Of Assisi

What does the poor man do at the rich man's door, the sick man in the presence of his physician, the thirsty man at a limpid stream? What they do, I do before the Eucharistic God. I pray. I adore. I love. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously. ~ Francis Of Assisi

Since we are exposed to inevitable sorrows, wisdom is the art of finding compensation. ~ Francis De Gaston, Chevalier De Levis

Do not wish to be anything except what you are. ~ Francis De Sales

The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school. ~ Abbe Pierre

St. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made a healer of it. ~ Alan Paton

Learn to see God in the details of your life, for He is everywhere. ~ Francis De Sales

We should all realize that no matter where or how a man dies, if he is in the state of mortal sin and does not repent, when he could have done so and did not, the Devil tears his soul from his body with such anguish and distress that only a person who has experienced it can appreciate it. ~ Francis Of Assisi

There will be nothing which the fullness of His love does not replenish. ~ Francis De Sales

If we walk steadily and faithfully ... God will lift us up to greater things. ~ Francis De Sales

[Francis of Assisi was one of the] signal figures who are catalysts for rapid change ~ Jon M. Sweeney

Everything in man should halt in awe ... Let all the world quake and let Heaven exult when Christ the Son of the living God is there on the altar. ~ Francis Of Assisi

It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more . .. I know Christ, the poor crucified One. ~ Francis Of Assisi

The Lord delights in every little step you take. ~ Saint Francis De Sales

This unresting anxiety is the greatest evil which can happen to the soul, sin only excepted. ~ Francis De Sales

During the night we must wait for the light. ~ Francis De Sales

Be who you are and be that well. ~ Francis De Sales

Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope. ~ Francis Of Assisi

From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there. ~ Francis De Sales

Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you. ~ Francis De Sales

Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man. ~ Saint Francis De Sales

And what does it matter whether God speaks to us from amongst the thorns or the flowers? ~ Francis De Sales