Quotes from St. Francis Of Assisi

Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.

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

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.

Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and can be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.

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

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 request it.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

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

What we are looking for is what is looking.