Francis of Assisi

"To be rooted is to know peace. To know peace is to know God."

"What we think about constantly, we become. Guard your thoughts as you would guard your most precious treasure."

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled."

"The mark of a true master is not what he knows, but what he humbly admits he does not know."

"Let no one be found to say that I was proud or unjust, for these are poisons to the soul."

"We are not made for comfort, but for greatness. Do not settle for less."

"In solitude, the soul finds its truest voice. In community, it finds its purpose."

"The greatest commandment is not given to be understood, but to be lived."

"History teaches those who wish to learn. The fool repeats his mistakes; the wise learns from others'."

"Just as iron rusts from disuse, so too does the mind grow stale without exercise."

"All the darkness of the world comes from the absence of light. Be a bearer of light."

"Money is a good servant but a terrible master. Do not allow it to master your soul."

"The person who does not wonder is dead. The person who ceases to question is lost."

"Your suffering has meaning only if you transform it into compassion for others."

"Do not speak ill of others, for in doing so you reveal the darkness within yourself."

"The true measure of success is not what you have achieved, but what you have given."

"Where love is, God is. Where God is, there is no fear, only peace."

"To die before you die is to live forever. Thus emptiness becomes fullness."

"I am but a poor man, yet I am rich in the knowledge of God's love."

"The soul that seeks God finds Him, for God seeks the seeker first."

"All great truths begin as blasphemies to those who refuse to see."

"To be alive is to be in perpetual debt to all creatures, for we live by their sacrifice."

"The heart that is at peace with God is at peace with all men."

"You cannot make the old man new through your own effort. Only God can do this."

"Blessed is the friend who sees your faults and loves you still."

"The greatest leap is not from error to truth, but from blindness to sight."

"Let us build a bridge of love across the chasm of fear and hatred."

"To speak one word less is sometimes to speak one word more wisely."

"The person who has truly forgiven has erased the debt from their own heart."

"Do not wait for the perfect moment to act. This moment is perfect if you act with love."