Francis of Assisi

"The deepest truths are found not in books, but in the silence of the soul."

"Blessed are those who work with their hands, for they know the dignity of labor."

"Fear and love cannot coexist. Choose one, and the other will flee."

"The beauty of a life well-lived is that it requires no explanation."

"Every creature has a song to sing. Let us listen with reverent hearts."

"The power to change the world lies not in our hands, but in our hearts."

"What profit a man if he gain the whole world but lose his soul?"

"The bonds of kinship extend to all creatures, for we are all God's children."

"Do not fear death, for it is but a doorway to eternal life."

"The adventure of faith is the greatest journey any soul can undertake."

"Patience is not the absence of action, but action taken with perfect timing."

"In the garden of humanity, even the weakest flower has worth and beauty."

"The true revolution begins not with the sword, but with the transformation of the heart."

"The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today."

"Who are the brave? Those who have courage to forgive."

"I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone."

"The flowers praise the Lord and so should we."

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

"Blessed are those who remain peaceful even when provoked to anger."

"Let us begin again, for up until now, we have done nothing."

"A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows."

"Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough."

"Where there is injury, let me sow pardon."

"Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind."

"Poverty taken up freely for the love of Christ is true wealth."

"Remember, you own nothing. You are merely a steward."

"I came to understand that the poor were not separate from us; we are one people."

"Perfect joy comes not from external praise but from simplicity within."

"We cannot judge. We can only love and serve."