Francis of Assisi

"The task of the beautiful soul is to awaken the beautiful soul in others."

"For it is in losing ourselves that we find the greatest joy."

"No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if circumstances are favorable."

"The most eloquent preaching is the witness of a holy life."

"Sow love and you will harvest love."

"God whispers in our pleasures but shouts in our pain."

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

"Peace is our real treasure; contentment is our true wealth."

"The Lord seeks not your possessions but your heart."

"We are not called to be judges, but to be servants."

"In the eyes of the poor, we see the face of Christ."

"Love all creatures, for God loves all creatures."

"The darkness of despair can only be overcome by the light of hope."

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

"God writes not with pen, but upon the heart."

"The greatest prayer is patience."

"To be a channel of blessing, we must first empty ourselves of self."

"Blessed are those who see the sacred in every moment."

"Love so powerful that it costs us everything."

"Do not look outside yourself for the kingdom of God; it is within you."

"The most subtle of all temptations is the temptation to be proud of your humility."

"God's love is the only force that can transform the human heart."

"For those who love God, all things work together for good."

"The smallest act of charity covers a multitude of sins."

"In compassion lies the greatest power."

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

"The earth is not a dead mass; it is alive, and we must treat it as such."

"Let your life be the sermon that converts others."

"God is always closer to us than we imagine."

"In prayer, we align ourselves with the will of God."