Francis of Assisi

"In listening to the poor, I heard the voice of God."

"Illness is the price of life in a broken world."

"Yesterday is gone; tomorrow may not come; today is all you have."

"The greatest adventure is to know your own heart."

"Imagination is the compass of the spirit."

"Progress without compassion is barbarism."

"Music is the language of angels."

"Do not be afraid of what the world might say."

"In emptiness, we are filled."

"Kindness returned is the best investment."

"The universe conspires to help those who help others."

"What the caterpillar calls death, the butterfly calls birth."

"Loyalty is the soul of friendship."

"Knowledge without compassion is cruelty."

"Every obstacle is an opportunity in disguise."

"The heart that cannot break cannot love."

"True leadership is service in disguise."

"Patience is the art of hoping."

"What we give away echoes in eternity."

"The meek do not inherit by weakness but by grace."

"Judge not, that you too might be judged less harshly."

"War is a failure of imagination."

"The smallest act, done with perfect love, is never wasted."

"To have nothing and possess everything—this is the paradox of faith."

"The wounded healer understands the depths of suffering."

"Where words fail, deeds speak volumes."

"Happiness is the shadow of a life well-lived."

"The greatest teacher is the one who learns alongside their students."

"In nature's silence, God speaks loudest."

"Freedom from fear is the truest liberation."