Francis of Assisi Quotes

Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.

Praised be my Lord, for our sister water.St. Francis of Assisi,Canticle of the Sun

What each man is in Your eyes, thus he is, and no more.

And St. Francis added: "My dear and beloved Brother, the treasure of blessed poverty is so very precious and divine that we are not worthy to possess it in our vile bodies. For poverty is that heavenly virtue by which all earthy and transitory things are trodden under foot, and by which every obstacle is removed from the soul so that it may freely enter into union with the eternal Lord God. It is also the virtue which makes the soul, while still here on earth, converse with the angels in Heaven. It is she who accompanied Christ on the Cross, was buried with Christ in the Tomb, and with Christ was raised and ascended into Heaven, for even in this life she gives to souls who love her the ability to fly to Heaven, and she alone guards the armor of true humility and charity.

Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child.

For it is in giving that we receive.

We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer.